elections

Swedish Radio CEO, Cilla Benkö, and Programme Director, Björn Löfdahl, write about the importance of impartial media in light of the polarised debate we have seen in the US in recent times, and in connection with the recent US election.

How are draconian restrictions on independent media and freedom of expression compromising the democratic process ahead of the Tanzanian election?

There are serious concerns that new press regulations pose a signification threat to media pluralism and freedom of expression in Tanzania.

Sri Lanka's new government and Media Minister must live up to their recent statement on media restrictions by supporting an open and free media that can hold those in power to account.

Following the country’s historic election re-run, could this be the time to transform the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation into a public broadcaster free from political interference?

There has been an added burden for media covering COVID-19 in Guyana: the country held a general election in March, with the results yet to be announced.

From pro-government election and coronavirus coverage to hate speech, there are serious concerns that the government’s ongoing interference will extinguish hopes for independent public media in Poland.

Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party has been voted in for a second term this week. Yet despite Poland being a representative democracy, the party’s strategy to “repolonise” and control the media is deeply undemocratic.

How a team at the BBC World Service is revamping our visual grasp of elections and offering digestible information for all.

Swedish public media tirelessly covered the country’s election amidst threats and complaints from the far right, with a renewed commitment to bring valuable information to its citizens.