About Czechish

Lived here. Reported here.

Czechish.cz is a new independent publication covering life in Czechia, from neighborhood and community stories to national news, with the context to make sense of it.

It's for Czechs and for people whose lives cross cultures: people who grew up here, moved here, married into a Czech family, or are raising bilingual kids.

Czechia's changing demographics deserve more attention than they get from the media and public institutions. One in four Prague residents now holds foreign citizenship. Legislation, immigration policy and the decisions that affect these communities need scrutiny and follow-up.

We're not a wire service, and we won't try to publish at scale. We pick stories that matter to our readers, look at official data, talk to sources directly, and go to where the story happened when we can.

Czechish is independent and ad-free. We plan to move to a reader-supported model.

What we cover

News and original reporting. Decisions and what comes of them, including perspectives that usually get overlooked. We talk to Czechs as well as people who have made Czechia their home.

Journalism you can use. We explain your rights, how institutions work, and what public debates mean for you. We want our reporting to help you make decisions, find answers and take part in the life around you.

Food, culture and discoveries. Books, films, artists, neighborhood shops, affordable places to eat and things worth getting out of the house for.

People and belonging. Families, friendships and how people make a home here.

Why Prague

Prague is our home base, and we think its neighborhoods deserve more independent reporting on the decisions, businesses and people shaping them. We're also building open-source tools and reporting formats that others can use to cover their own communities elsewhere in Czechia.

Understanding Czech news

Many important debates happen in a language readers don't speak fluently. We explain Czech news, point to credible sources, and bring in Czech journalists and experts.

Tell us what you need

What was the last thing about life in Czechia you couldn't figure out, and where did you look? What have you found that others should know about?

We're building Czechish around questions and experiences like yours. Write to us.