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Marek Vagovič: "I became an investigative journalist by pure coincidence; I had no such plans."

Marek Vagovič: "I became an investigative journalist by pure coincidence; I had no such plans."

Il Ponte Magazine
INTERVIEW

Ivona Mičeková

Marek Vagovič is an investigative journalist working for web portal aktuality.sk. He won the Open Society journalist’s award 8-times already while being nominated for the same award 18-times so far. In 2018 he won Biela Vrana (White Crow) award together with other 6 fellow journalists for the civic courage and promotion of truth in society. One of the 7 recipients of the award was also his murdered colleague Ján Kuciak.

Timothy Snyder: “The thing about authoritarianism is that it’s just so boring”

Timothy Snyder: “The thing about authoritarianism is that it’s just so boring”

Il Ponte Magazine
INTERVIEW, POLITICS, SOCIETY

Peter Sterančák, Michal Micovčin

A historian by profession, specializing in the history of Central and Eastern Europe, professor Snyder is also a permanent fellow at The Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. We discussed, among other things: current political development in Slovakia; ideas from his latest books, the rise of authoritarianism, or power of oligarchy; a role of Europe and EU in fighting extremism; and a role of journalism in protecting truth.