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How Reporter Magazin turned casual readers into paying subscribers When COVID-19 dropped their newsstands sales, the Czech publication set up a subscription push and crowdfunding campaign

Po smrti Jana Palacha nesměla zůstat v Praze, ani v jiném větším městě. Přestěhovala se do Habartova v západním pohraničí a později se usadila v Sokolově, kde žije dodnes. Příběh Palachovy přítelkyně na webu magazínu Reportér: https://bit.ly/2M9TZ1l

"Troublingly, evidence suggests that Babiš has already tried to influence the coverage of the media houses he owns in order to further his political agenda.That evidence came in the form of an audio recording of a conversation that Babiš had with a MAFRA employee, Marek Pribil, that was leaked to the public this past May. On the recording, Pribil can be heard proposing the publication of various news items damaging to Babiš’s political rivals. Babiš is then heard deciding what items to put aside, and which to publish “next year” or “before the election”."

On election eve, billionaire Czech media mogul sparks press freedom concerns Despite a campaign hit by scandals and even a police investigation, billionaire business mogul Andrej Babiš's party remains on track to win the Czech Republic's upcoming Oct. 20 - 21 general election, with Babiš as the possible next prime minister. But Babiš's candidacy has raised significant concer...

"To steal a phrase from Neville Chamberlain, “how horrible, how fantastic, incredible” it is that such an important issue, which could see one of the most populous and potentially powerful European countries leave the world’s most exclusive and desirable political club, should be at the mercy of superficial and arbitrary considerations." A British expat living in the Czech Republic writes on Brexit.

A Faraway Country of Which We Know Little It may seem strange that many British people want leave the EU, but to a Brit living in the Czech Republic it comes as no surprise. The low quality of the Brexit debate shows that for too many Brits, Europe is still a strange and distant place.

A British expat living in Prague writes about his experience in the aftermath of the November 13 Paris attacks.

The Sun Also Rises Hasty, illiberal responses to the Paris attacks are self-defeating. Instead, we need long-term solutions that address the causes not the symptoms of terrorism and which are grounded in liberal values. / Anglicky psaný originál článku, který vyšel v prosincovém Reportéru.

The state of freedom of press in Eastern Europe is somehow disturbing. The Czech Republic´s finance minister, billionaire Andrej Babiš owns a media empire, and some say he has succeeded in neutralizing the media in the country, writes Politico.eu. “'I did not want to work for an oligarch or an active politician,' said Michal Musil, a former deputy editor-in-chief at MF Dnes (daily), who resigned shortly after the (Babiš) Agrofert takeover. Along with a host of defectors, he created a rival magazine called Reporter.” If you want to know more or if you want to support Reporter, see http://www.reporternf.cz/index-en.html

The Czech Donald Trump Billionaire Andrej Babiš’s anti-politics ride to political success.

A British expat living in the Czech Republic writes a personal note on the refugee debate. "As a foreigner and a migrant with such a positive experience here I now watch in disbelief at the stance the country is taking to the ongoing refugee crisis... The migration debate in the UK may be equally depressing, but Czechs are more connected and more obviously benefit from EU membership than Brits do."

A Migrant’s Story I am a foreigner. A migrant. I live and work in Prague, the city that has become my adopted home. No one forced me to come here, nor even invited me – I decided to come here myself. I have been warmly welcomed by Czech people...

"We know all too well what things look like in Russia," says a Russian journalist living in Estonia. Is he right the Russian minority in that Baltic country won´t join Putin?

This story about Estonia was published in The Reporter Magazin, one of the independent media outlet in the Czech Republic where many media organizations have fallen into the hands of oligarchs and politicians. More info here http://www.reporternf.cz/index-en.html

The Russian bear on the doorstep Back in the Cold War era, citizens of the USSR who lusted for a breath of European air, but were unable to cross the border, would head for the Baltics. The three republics on the Soviet empire’s western border had simply always been different. Today, they’ve long been independent and, what’s more,…

A new Berlusconi has grown up in the Czech Republic, writes Foreign Policy magazine. That is a reason why independent Czech media need support. The Reporter Magazine is an independent media outlet set up by journalists who left MF DNES daily after the newspaper had been bought by that "Berlusconi". It is supported by The Reporter Foundation. http://www.reporternf.cz/index-en.html

Now the Czechs Have an Oligarch Problem, Too How the rise of a powerful businessman threatens to undermine democratic institutions in the heart of Europe.

Half a year of publishing The Reporter Magazine, an independent media outlet set up by Czech journalists. We have published a story on a young female pro-Russian rebel sniper fighting in Ukraine or an investigative piece on Czechoslovak Communist Secret Service spying on Dr Kissinger; we have in fact published many other stories. And we do need your support in a country where the media are owned by oligarchs – and one of them is finance minister. See more here http://www.reporternf.cz/index-en.html