Magdaléna Fajtová

Magdaléna Fajtová is a reporter at Respekt, a Czech magazine. She studied journalism at Masaryk University and International Relations in Prague at Charles University. In 2022, she received the Czech-German Journalism Prize, the Milena Jesenská Special Award, granted by the Czech-German Fund for the Future.

Mbappé’s critique of the far right underscores France’s cultural divide
20 June 2026 by Magdaléna Fajtová
With hundreds of athletes lining up behind Mbappé’s call to block the National Rally, the battle over France’s next president is spilling from parliament into living rooms and football stadiums.
[Interview] Timothy Snyder: Today’s global conflict is humanity vs. technology and billionaires vs. the rest of us
23 May 2026 by Magdaléna Fajtová
The US historian explains how to survive hell, why Americans elected US president Donald Trump, and why we should not auto-submit to billionaires masters.
- Interview
- US
Europe seeks own digital-payment systems to bypass US giants, Visa and Mastercard
9 May 2026 by Magdaléna Fajtová
US card networks earn billions from our transactions. Europe is trying to change that.
- Digital
- Economy