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New report highlights the poor working conditions of BiH journalists

A Special report on the status and cases of threats against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was published on Monday 28 August 2017 by the...

Partial Solutions for Saving Broadcasting Service in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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...

UDAR – the Only Roma Media Outlet in B&H

A Sarajevo-based Roma web portal dubbed UDAR has been active in Bosnia and Herzegovina since June 2017 at http://www.portal-udar.net . The word “UDAR” means “door,”...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: journalist Dragan Bursać receives death threats

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is supporting the Western Balkans Regional Platform for Advocating Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety in condemning recent death threat against Dragan Bursać,...

Reporting Crisis in South East Europe: Case Studies in Six SEE Countries (Report Series)

The general weakness of the media sector in South East Europe manifests itself to the full during socio-political crises. Aggravated by underdeveloped economies, an...

Bosnian public broadcaster secures sustainable funding

New model allows BHRT to source independent funding via electricity bills in a deal reached with the Electric Company (Elektroprivreda – JP EP). The deal...

True stability needs media freedom

Abuse of public funds and tabloids used as means for stifling “dissent” undermine democracy and ultimately stability in the Western Balkans. The speech by...

Joan Barata: A unique and open media market is a guarantee of pluralism and transparency

A single law to regulate in a comprehensive manner the whole media sector is a guarantee of respect of European standards and the transparency...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Greater efforts needed to enhance media freedom

Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following a four-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, reflected on the state of transitional justice...

International Conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina Concludes Collapse of PSM ‘Completely unacceptable’

An international conference on public service media (PSM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina has concluded with an agreement that the failure of PSM in the...

25 journalists honoured with the 2017 EU Investigative Journalism Awards in Western Balkans and Turkey

The 2017 regional scheme of EU awards for investigative journalism in Western Balkans and Turkey rewarding the best investigative stories published in 2016 is...

Media reporting on gender-based violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A 2017 study by UN Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina highlights the sensational nature of media coverage of gender violence in the country and...
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