Two Journalists, 6000 kilometers and press freedom
Fact checking is a no-brainer in journalism. Or is it? Two German journalists, Jörg Wagner und Daniel Bouhs from the public service broadcasters NDR and RBB are checking on the state of press freedom in five EU countries. They call their safari of 6000 kilometers - from Italy to Poland to Hungary to Greece and to Bulgaria - the EU press freedom check (#EUPressefreiheitsCheck). An interview.
Daniel Bouhs and Jörg Wagner on the road. "We want to know what's behind those numbers" (Copyright: RBB/NDR)
ECPMF: Why is a press freedom check tour important now?
Daniel Bouhs: For years now we've been seeing and…