What does it take to establish a nation? It’s a pressing question for Vit Jedlicka, a Czech libertarian politician who last year declared a 7 sq km chunk of land nestled between Croatia and Serbia a sovereign state, which…
To defenders of free speech in Japan there was something ominous in internal affairs and communications minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comment that the government could rein in broadcasters whose content wasn’t “politi…
El Salvador’s ‘El Faro’ media firm had humble beginnings. Fast forward 15 years, however, and the mainly online news outlet has become one of Central America’s most important indie voices. Monocle meets founder Carlos Dada…
Publishing granddaddy Magazine House has helped guide Japan’s cultural conversation with a stable of timely titles. Monocle met the president for a lesson in vitality and to discuss print’s place in a digital world.
‘The Last Column’, a collection of final dispatches by journalists who have been killed in the line of duty, reminds us of the importance of a free press.
The east German city of Leipzig might not be a huge metropolis but it packs a punch when it comes to its graphic-design credentials. We meet the new generation of creatives who are swapping the hectic streets of Berlin for…
In the days before digital took over the music market, it was enough for record labels to just produce records. Now, a new approach is needed. Step up Ghostly International with its unique brand of art, music and retail.
Turkey’s leadership hasn’t shied away from calling out the supposed biases of foreign media in the past but this has amplified since the failed coup. Op-eds in the state-owned news agency bemoan an “ethical void” in the…
Far and free from the media hegemony that hangs over New York, the Bay Area is a hub of popular publications and pioneering ideas. With both old-guard papers and tech magazines shaped by Silicon Valley, this is the place…
Operating out of Brazil’s business and finance capital, ‘Folha de S.Paulo’, which dates back to the 1920s, is a newspaper success story. With a nose for an exclusive and a band of dedicated journalists, it continues to set…
Strife in an industry can sometimes reconcile old rivals. Hungary’s liberal daily newspaper Nepszabadsag was shuttered on Sunday, ostensibly due to declining sales but amid widespread suspicions that it came as an order…
Is there a future for local newspapers? We meet the believers from a British octogenarian maverick to a hi-tech Czech publisher and witness triumphs but also a spectacular failure as it happens.
In Italy’s crowded media landscape, two new national newspapers – and one youthful
stalwart – are playing against type to prove that print can still be a powerful and
popular medium for journalists and public alike.