The Media Freedom Group is organizing a gathering of journalists, media, civil society organizations and citizens ready to fight for media freedom in Serbia on Thursday, October 5, at 20:00 in Dorćol Platz in Belgrade. During the event, the participants will sign The Freedom of the Media Declaration – a joint document that will contain […]
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How Serbian media looked today: Together against media darkness
More than 150 media and civil society organizations and numerous individuals unanimously pointed out the existence of media darkness and the suppression of media freedom in Serbia, today at noon by a collective action. With the message “Stop Media Darkness!”, the media, portals, organizations, as well as citizens, made theirs screens and profiles on social […]
Regional Report: A Voice for Many, Influence for Few
The Impact of Online and Social Media On The Freedom Of Expression in SEE Europe A REGIONAL OVERVIEW Ioana Avădani, Romania The present report is the fourth in a series of reports examining less-explored angles of the freedom of expression, prepared within the frame of the South East European Partnership for Media Development. […]
National Report: New Media in Serbia – A Realm of Freedom or a Pandora’s Box?
Author: TATJANA DJUKIC Media & Reform Centre Nis Social media are very popular in Serbia. For many people they are a significant source of information – especially for youngsters and those who do not trust traditional media. People who want to hear the other side of the story, and generally younger people, are more […]
National Report: Social Networks vs. Traditional Media in Montenegro: The Battle Has Started
Author: MILENA PEROVAC-KORAC Montenegro Media Institute There is an increasing number of people using social networks as an information source in Montenegro, but also as a media channel. Individuals and groups who do not have access to traditional media use social networks, especially Facebook, for sending messages to the general public. More and more […]
National Report: Whose Media Are These?
Author: ZORAN RICHLIEV, digital media analyst Macedonian Intitute for Media As recent developments with digital news show, the quantity of information is inversely proportional to its quality. The abundance of information which became apparent with the fast digital development, viewed from Macedonian point of view has not led to better democracy, as it was […]
National Report: Social Media vs “Traditional” Media Platforms in Bulgaria
Author: YANA PELOVSKA, researcher Media Development Center, Bulgaria Statistics and data about the online sector in Bulgaria are not available and that is why it is hard to tell the actual number or share of people who inform themselves primarily from social media. As things currently stand, traditional sources, such as TV and newspapers […]
National Report: Online State
Author: RADENKO UDOVIČIĆ, researcher Media Initiatives, Bosnia&Herzegovina Internet media have violated some journalistic rules that have been in effect since the middle of the 19th century. For example, in the struggle for their advertising share and number of page clicks, so-called ‘bait’ headlines have become omnipresent. For example, a variation of that is the […]
National Report: Online Media in Albania – Not Yet a Game Changer
AUTHOR: ILDA LONDO, researcher Albanian Media Institute Clearly the information and communication practices in online media and social media will be a priority in the near future, just like the ability of traditional media to professionally evolve and keep up with the need to respond to audience needs and trends. While this is highly […]
Partial Solutions for Saving the Public Broadcasting Service
Representatives of the power company Elektroprivreda BiH and two Sarajevo-based public broadcasting services, the national BHRT and the entity RTV FBiH, signed a business contract agreeing on collection of TV license fee together with electricity bills, displayed on bills starting with August 2017. Along with these two broadcasters, the public broadcasting system of B&H also […]