Author: MILENA PEROVIC KORAC, Journalist, Montenegro Media Institute Media in Montenegro cover international stories rather superficially, without much analytical articles and reports, and without sufficient explanation of the causes of world or regional events that are covered and the effects such events have on global processes and Montenegro as well. Certain traditional media exceed […]
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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 […]
National Report – Mirror within Political Relations
Author: RADENKO UDOVIČIĆ Researcher, Media Initiatives, Sarajevo International affairs in B&H are not a dominant topic in B&H media, although they are covered every day. Sources of such information are news agencies (mainly from western countries) and international television exchange. So-called added value is given to news by various domestic and foreign commentators who […]
National Report – Reporting Foreign Affairs in Albanian Media: a Low Priority
Author: ILDA LONDO, researcher, Albanian Media Institute The coverage of foreign affairs tends to be the least consolidated section of Albanian media, even in the case of bigger, more respected national media. Human resources are scarce and correspondents are lacking in most cases. The Albanian media tend to rely on foreign sources mostly, making […]
Media Literacy and Education needs of journalists and the public in Montenegro
Daniela Vranković, Montenegro Media Institute (Montenegro) Media community in Montenegro is deeply divided in pro- and anti- government media. This kind of perception is preventing the owners, and what is more worrying, their employees in reaching agreement in any professional matter including any common demands toward the states institution that provide formal education. It […]
Media Literacy and Education needs of journalists and the public in Serbia
Dejan Kožul, journalist and researcher (Serbia) The concept of media literacy is being recognized in Serbia as part of the process of accession to the European Union. The awareness for the urgent need of promotion of media literacy in Serbia has 2 major driver. One is structural and related to the political and economic […]
Media Literacy and Education needs of journalists and the public in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Kanita Halilovic, Hafiz Korac and Radenko Udovičić Media Initiatives, Bosnia and Herzegovina Media literacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is still a secondary issue whose development is not considered a priority. This is the situation also in the scholarly and journalistic circles, which should certainly be interested in this matter, operationally or thematically. […]
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 and Education needs of journalists and the public in Albania
Authors: Remzi Lani and Ilda Londo, Albanian Media Institute (Albania) Media literacy has not yet become part of the public debate. An accurate term for the concept has not been yet translated into Albanian language. Thanks to the overall debate on media professionalism, especially ethics, there is a degree of reflection and discussion on […]
Regional Report: Time Zero of the Digital Switchover in SEE
When it comes to the digital switchover, it seems that the common feature across the SEE region is the delay. Out of the seven countries included in the study “Time Zero of the Digital Switchover in SEE“, only two managed to keep up with the initial plan and, by June 2015, there were still […]