<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div id="m_-392347378969758379m_7930702815051499446m_-7735278016799922342m_4146052927531793294m_2016802909019623660m_1197978118583599689m_7815260811738297581m_5008153055146640993gmail-:nk"><div id="m_-392347378969758379m_7930702815051499446m_-7735278016799922342m_4146052927531793294m_2016802909019623660m_1197978118583599689m_7815260811738297581m_5008153055146640993gmail-:nq"><div id="m_-392347378969758379m_7930702815051499446m_-7735278016799922342m_4146052927531793294m_2016802909019623660m_1197978118583599689m_7815260811738297581m_5008153055146640993gmail-avWBGd-201"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><font size="4"><b>n-ost kitchen talk: </b><b>Captured, Contested or Reclaimed? The Battle for Media in Central and Eastern Europe</b></font></p><p dir="ltr"><font size="4">When? Wednesday, 08 July 2026, 6-8 PM</font></p>
<p dir="ltr"><font size="4">Where? <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(255,153,0)" id="m_-392347378969758379m_7930702815051499446m_-7735278016799922342m_4146052927531793294m_2016802909019623660m_1197978118583599689m_7815260811738297581m_5008153055146640993gmail-docs-internal-guid-53bb886f-7fff-6901-08a1-eb299b43b646"><b>n-ost media hub</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-392347378969758379m_7930702815051499446m_-7735278016799922342m_4146052927531793294m_2016802909019623660m_1197978118583599689m_7815260811738297581m_5008153055146640993gmail-docs-internal-guid-53bb886f-7fff-6901-08a1-eb299b43b646">, Erkelenzdamm 59/61 (Portal 1b), 10999 Berlin</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-392347378969758379m_7930702815051499446m_-7735278016799922342m_4146052927531793294m_2016802909019623660m_1197978118583599689m_7815260811738297581m_5008153055146640993gmail-docs-internal-guid-53bb886f-7fff-6901-08a1-eb299b43b646"><a href="https://crm.n-ost.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=122" target="_blank"><b>Register here</b></a></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="m_-392347378969758379m_7930702815051499446m_-7735278016799922342m_4146052927531793294m_2016802909019623660m_1197978118583599689gmail-docs-internal-guid-323f0d40-7fff-3b74-39bd-e7f79618d557"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"V4 is back!", posted Hungarian PM Péter Magyar after the leaders of <b>Poland, Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia</b> recently vowed to breathe new life into the Visegrad format and revive regional cooperation. But for journalists in each of these countries, the picture looks very different.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">While Hungarian newsrooms hope to recover after years of decaying public discourse, Poland is locked in a struggle to depoliticise and reform its public media. Meanwhile, people in Czechia are taking to the streets to defend a media landscape long considered a regional role model. Nearby, the outlook for independent reporting in Slovakia is bleaker than ever due to increasing democratic backsliding.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Over snacks and drinks, our</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> July kitchen talk aims to untangle the connections, dependencies and distinctions within the <b>media landscape of Central and Eastern Europe</b>. What lessons can these countries learn from each other in order to defy capture and retain media freedom, and what's ahead for (cross-border) journalism in a European region in flux?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join our <b>discussion</b> with</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Helena Truchla</b> (Česká televize/Czech Television)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Mateusz Obremski</b> (Polska Agencja Prasowa/Polish Press Agency)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Moderated by <b>Attila Mong</b> (Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ))<br><br></span></p><span><p style="margin:1em 0px 0px"><span style="font-weight:400"></span></p></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span><span style="color:rgb(255,153,0)">The event starts at 6:00 PM
with a small reception. The moderated discussion begins at 6:30 PM and
lasts approximately one hour. We invite you to stick around our kitchen
after the talk and continue the conversation over snacks and drinks.</span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span><span style="color:rgb(255,153,0)"><br></span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span><span style="color:rgb(255,153,0)"></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><b><a href="https://n-ost.org/" target="_blank">n-ost</a></b> is a European journalistic network. The media NGO has a focus on
Eastern Europe and is committed to cross-border and multiperspective
reporting. This event is part of our <a href="https://n-ost.org/projects/kitchen-talks" target="_blank">kitchen talk series</a>.</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#888888"><table><tbody><tr><td style="border-right:1px solid rgb(241,147,3);width:125px;padding-right:10px" width="125"><a href="https://www.n-ost.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cms3.n-ost.org/files/uploads/n-ost_logo_RGB_mitClaim.png" alt="https://www.n-ost.org" width="200" class="gmail-CToWUd"></a><br>
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<td><span style="font-weight:700">Marc Bräutigam</span><br>Project Manager <i>media hub</i><br>// Social Media Editor <i>euro</i>|<i>topics</i></td>
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