1、#MediaFreedomReport2026April 2026LibertiesMedia Freedom Report20262TABLE OF CONTENTSExecutive summary 4About this report 4Context 5Key findings 5Media freedom and pluralism 6Media ownership transparency 7State advertising and public funding 7Public service media 8Independent regulators 8Safety and p
2、rotection of journalists 9Public trust in the media 10Online media and disinformation 10The European Media Freedom Act and Anti-SLAPP Directive 10Recommendations to the institutions of the European Union 11Media freedom and pluralism 13Media ownership concentration 13Media ownership transparency 19F
3、inancing framework,including allocation of state advertising 23Public service media 26Independent media and telecommunications authorities and bodies 34Online media 40Public trust in media 42Progress towards implementing European Commission recommendations 46Safety and protection of journalists 48At
4、tacks against journalists,including online harassment 48Law enforcements capacity to investigate attacks on journalists 54Violence from law enforcement officers 56State surveillance and abusive lawsuits 57Surveillance of media workers and sources 57Abusive lawsuits 58New measures to improve the prot
5、ection of journalists 62Gender-based violence 63Progress towards implementing European Commission recommendations 65Freedom of expression and censorship 67Hate speech 67Fighting disinformation 69LIBERTIES MEDIA FREEDOM REPORT2026LIBERTIES MEDIA FREEDOM REPORT20263Freedom of information 72Progress to
6、wards implementing European Commission recommendations 74Progress towards transposing and implementing European Union legislation 76Implementation of the EMFA 77Transposition of the Anti-SLAPP Directive 80Contact 85LIBERTIES MEDIA FREEDOM REPORT20264Executive summaryAbout this reportThe Media Freedo