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Vaclav Stetka

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Media & political communication scholar, Loughborough University New book: "The Illiberal Turn: Media in Polarized Societies" (Open Access, https://tinyurl.com/34p67pn2)

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Nov 24

🚨BREAKING: Romania is on track to buck the global trend of a hard-right pivot as reformist candidate Elena Lasconi was forecast to beat nationalist George Simion to reach the final round of the country’s presidential election.

Romanian election: Reformist candidate on track to beat hard-right leader and reach presidential runoff

Liberal Elena Lasconi and center-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu are forecast to come out on top in the first round of the vote Sunday, early exit polls showed.

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🇱🇹 4fouls @4fouls.bsky.social · Nov 28

❗️Tbilisi, 🇬🇪 Georgia Now.

Spontaneous protests erupt in Tbilisi and across Georgia after the PM declares EU negotiations are "off the table until 2028."

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Dec 10

#4 Dreamer: Viktor Orbán

The Hungarian PM is taking his vision of illiberal democracy on the road, bankrolling ultraconservative outlets across the EU.

Now, he has his sights set on Donald Trump’s America.

Read his #POLITICO28 profile: www.politico.eu/list/politic...

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · Feb 26

Battle Over #Czech Public Service Broadcaster: Another Rerun balkaninsight.com/2025/02/26/b... w insight from
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Battle Over Czech Public Service Broadcaster: Another Rerun

The Czech government is looking to push through a license fee hike for public service broadcasters before the autumn election, when the populists are expected to return to power.

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Sabina Mihelj @sabinamihelj.bsky.social · Jul 23

As democracy crumbles and authoritarianism gains ground around the world, digital media are increasingly being blamed for driving these developments. However, as I and @vstetka.bsky.social argue in a recent piece for Le Monde, the role of digital media in these developments is often exaggerated.

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thanks for your kind words, Katharina! 🙏

Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · Jul 14

Very much enjoyed the panel on the rise of the illiberal public sphere at #IPSA2025, organised by the Political Communication section, as well as the panel on "destructive polarization" covened by @kathaesa.bsky.social - thanks for the opportunity to promote our work with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social!

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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 17

Our Digital News Report 2025 is out!

📊48 markets
🌏Almost 100K respondents
📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers

📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg
🧵Findings in thread #DNR25

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thank you, Line!

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · Jun 5

Truly honoured by this award for our book with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social🙏 Many thanks to APSA @apsaitp.bsky.social, as well as to almost 20k people who have accessed the book online so far! #illiberalism

APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Jun 5

🎉 Excited to share the APSA Technology & Politics Section Award winners! 🏆

📚 Best Book

The Illiberal Public Sphere: Media in Polarized Societies
by @sabinamihelj.bsky.social & @vstetka.bsky.social. You can access it, it is in open access!

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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The Illiberal Public Sphere

This book uncovers the media's role in global illiberalism through cutting-edge analysis of recent developments in Eastern Europe.

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Jun 5

The Illiberal Public Sphere

This book uncovers the media's role in global illiberalism through cutting-edge analysis of recent developments in Eastern Europe.

link.springer.com

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Committee for Editorial Independence @indyeditorial.bsky.social · May 20

Hungary’s new ‘transparency’ bill targets independent media & civil society. This is authoritarianism, not accountability.

We stand with all journalists, NGOs & citizens defending democracy. The EU must act.

nezavisla.economia.cz/en/committee...

#PressFreedom #Hungary #EUvalues

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CONNECTED on TaiwanPlus @connectedtwplus.bsky.social · May 5

RSF this year for the first time called the global environment for press freedom ‘difficult.’ What does the future hold for press freedom in Taiwan and Asia?

🎙️ Aleksandra Bielakowska (@ketalaolan.bsky.social), Irene Jay Liu & Václav Štětka (@vstetka.bsky.social)

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Has Press Freedom Reached a Low Point in 2025? Blame Social Media, AI and Budget Cuts | CONNECTED

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) this year for the first time called the global environment for press freedom ‘difficult.’ What does the future hold for press...

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · Apr 4

It was a real pleasure to talk about our book with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social to such an engaged audience. Many thanks to Marlene Laruelle and @jchrobie.bsky.social for having us!

Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · Apr 3

If you missed yesterday's presentation by @vstetka.bsky.social and @sabinamihelj.bsky.social on their new book, The Illiberal Public Sphere, the full recording is now available on our YouTube!

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The Illiberal Public Sphere: Media in Polarized Societies

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Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · Apr 3

The Illiberal Public Sphere: Media in Polarized Societies

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