FORUM 24 is a news media outlet founded by journalist Pavel Šafr. His goal for launching the platform was to create an independent space for journalists at a time "when important Czech media belong to Andrej Babiš or other oligarchs", as stated on the media's website.
Previously, Šafr had been editor-in-chief of the Mladá fronta DNES and Lidové noviny newspapers, the magazine Reflex, and the tabloid Blesk.
In 2013, after politician Andrej Babiš bought the Mafra company, to which newspapers Mladá fronta DNES and Lidové noviny belonged, Šafr decided to found his own media outlet. In 2015, he launched a platform called Svobodne forum; in 2017, it was renamed FORUM 24 and focused mainly on opinion journalism.
"It was a big change for me; I was always in print," Šafr says. That same year he started to print monthly magazines and, in August 2021, launched a weekly magazine with the slogan: "We are returning the newspaper to the people."
The digital version of FORUM 24 has a significant reach and supports print magazines.
Source: Oasis Europe
Last updated date: November 2025
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