Long years in jail and terabytes of scandals: The definite end of Kočner’s era

The results of a police investigation into the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak have left powerful figures in Slovakia extremely jumpy.
Jan Kuciak, media, media freedom
investigation, Jan Kuciak, mafia, organised crime, Slovakia
original reporting by Pavla Holcova, edited for VSquare by Eva Kubániová The town of Poprad – a gateway to the region of the High Tatras in northern Slovakia – has been attracting the Italian underworld for many years. In March 2017 we went with Ján Kuciak to the most popular Slovak mountains to find out what lied […]
Slovak controversial businessman was trying to become an icon of alternative media – with mainstream journalists being one of his main target. Until he was put in jail. blog post by Martin Turček of aktuality.sk Marian Kočner is Slovakia’s notorious ‚‚controversial businessman‘‘ – called that way even by the Slovak media. Since the ‘90s, when mafia […]
investigative journalism, Jan Kuciak, media freedom
Jan Kuciak, journalism, media, media freedom, Slovakia, society
Jan Kuciak made a revolution in my life 8 years ago when we met at the university. He was my friend, schoolmate, colleague, mentor, beer buddy, psychologist, philosopher, and an irreplaceable person in my life. All these sides of Janko have been spread across Slovakia and every single face during protests in the squares reflects […]
democracy, Jan Kuciak, journalism, media, Slovakia