Media developments

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Featured Publications, Media developments 23/08/2019

Bosnia’s Professional Liars

The fake news phenomenon hasn’t spared the Balkans. In Bosnia & Herzegovina, it fuels a lucrative industry. Many people have a somewhat morbid habit to…

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Media developments 23/08/2019

Women journalists and online harassment: the resistance in Bosnia

A daily occurrence in Balkan newsrooms and a risk factor for press freedom according to international bodies, online harassment against women in the media is…

Bulgaria, Media developments 21/08/2019

Bulgaria: let the press report freely, say IFJ/EFJ ahead of Prosecutor’s election

Bulgaria will appoint a new Prosecutor General this autumn and a series of statements made by public officials against the press have raised journalists' concerns about the process. The International…

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Featured Publications, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Media developments, Montenegro, Serbia 10/08/2019

Balkan Region Trapped in Perception that Journalists Can Be Beaten: EC country reports

Frequent attacks against journalists, lack of mechanisms for prosecuting those responsible, as well as political and economic pressures, present joint problems shared by countries in…

Hungary, Media developments 10/08/2019

Report: Establishment of KESMA Exacerbates the Overall Risk to Media Pluralism in Hungary

Central European Press and Media Foundation (KESMA) was established in Hungary, and almost immediately, most of the media owners that were considered by public opinion…

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Media developments, Montenegro, Serbia 26/07/2019

Western Balkans, media freedom is deteriorating

Press freedom in the Western Balkans remains under attack: threats by organised crime are often accompanied by those by the institutions. A conference in Prishtina…

Media developments, Serbia 06/06/2019

Serbian Journalism in Free Fall

All eyes are currently resting on Hungary and other media freedom bashers across Europe – but it is actually in Serbia where independent journalism is…

Media developments, Serbia 29/05/2019

Serbia: Media Regulator’s Wrongdoings Exposed

Serbian Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) exerts influence on the media by espousing some and thus creates inequality in the media market, largely sheltered…

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, MCCM, Media developments, Member news, Montenegro, SEENPM Publications, Serbia, Slovenia 28/04/2019

The Western Balkans’ Sketchy Media Literacy Landscapes

Major research by SEENPM member organisations finds that countries of the region lack comprehensive policies and institutional framework for developing MIL in a systematic way…

Croatia, Hungary, Media developments, Slovenia 28/04/2019

Hungary and Croatia Try to Silence Slovenian Media

Government connections in two of Slovenia’s neighbours try to influence media reports in the country, but Slovenia reacts strongly, showing a more progressive approach to…

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* - References to Kosovo are without prejudice to positions on status. They are in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244/99 and the opinion by the International Court of Justice on the Kosovo declaration of independence.