Natasa Stojanovska Journalist at TV “24 Vesti” “A bloody fairy-tale”, by the poetess Desanka Maksimovic gained a new interpretation these days, in the Balkans, in the Macedonian Parliament. This time, the assailants were not the Germans. And the killed would reborn in different times, but guided by same ideals. People were sitting on the […]
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Association of Journalists of Macedonia: The Government with money and violence is controlling the media
Source: website of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia The Association of Journalists of Macedonia has prepared a report on the indicators for the degree of media freedom and journalist safety in 2016. The report has been prepared using qualitative and quantitative methods for data gathering and analysis. According to the findings of the […]
Professor Snezana Trpevska: Political pluralism in media is indispensable for a democratic public sphere
“Political pluralism is one of the most important dimensions of media pluralism as it enables free and equal circulation of different political ideas and opinions. This means that each media outlet individually should endeavor to ensure a so-called internal pluralism in the news, or to present all opposing positions on a given topic. This is fairly […]
Macedonia: The Court in Strasbourg has ruled in favor of the journalists who were forcibly removed from the Assembly in 2012
In February 2017, the European Court on Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled that there had been a violation of the right to freedom of expression under Article 10, and violation of the right to a fair hearing under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, in the case „Selmani and Others v. the […]
Bozena Jelucic: Secondary School Students in Montenegro Study Media Literacy to Avoid Manipulation
Author: Emilija Petreska, journalist at Radio MOF Source: Radio MOF Media literacy is a serious topic in Montenegro, which is evident from the fact that the secondary schools throughout the country offer elective courses that teach students about the basic principles of the media, the ethics and the messages which are sent to the […]
National Report – Parochial Journalism – Do Media Help People to Look Beyond the National Borders?
Author: SANJA VASIC Journalist and Editor in Foreign Affairs False news is the only direct link between the American presidential elections and Macedonia. The headlines such as “The Pope endorsed Donald Trump for President”, “Hillary Clinton will be arrested on paedophilia charges”, “Michelle Obama is a man” and much more absurd news was created by false […]
Macedonia: 74% citizens do not accept information from a single source, new survey finds
For the first time in Macedonia, in December 2016, a research was conducted about the level of media literacy among the adult population. The research was done for the needs of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services In accordance with the latest Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services dated 2013, the regulator […]
Escalation of political crisis in Macedonia hand in hand with deep media crisis
The political crisis plaguing Macedonia for over a year further escalated after President Ivanov decided in early April 2016 to pardon the government officials who are under investigation by the Special Prosecutor’s Office. Revolted by the decision, citizens have launched mass protests in the capital, demanding the President’s resignation, revocation of the amnesty, restoration […]
Media Literacy and Education needs of journalists and the public in Macedonia
Author: Zoran Bojarovski, Research assistant: Slavco Milenkovski The quality of journalism and media education in the Republic of Macedonia is one of the first questions being asked when seeking answers why the assessments of journalism in the Republic of Macedonia, as well as for the professional standards in media, are at such a low […]
Media Literacy Workshop in Macedonia
Media literacy for the general public, and journalists’ educational needs, were the focus of an expert discussion and workshop organized on December 2, 2016, by the Macedonian Institute for Media, in cooperation with the Center for Independent Journalism in Romania, as part of the regional project “Partnership in South East Europe Media Development “, funded […]