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Western Balkan Journalists Ask EU to Do More for Their Media Freedom

Representatives of the informal Group for Media Freedom  from Serbia, which gathers journalists’ and media associations and civil society organizations, asked from the EU...

Journalism under fire amid rise of ‘fake news’ and social media-driven echo chambers – UNESCO report

Across the world, journalism is under fire. While more individuals have access to content than ever before, the combination of political polarization and technological...

Worrying state of media in the Western Balkans

The Directorate of the European Commission for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) is concerned about the non-transparent, partocratic and corrupt co-financing of media...

Bulgaria: TV journalist threatened by politicians

Brussels, 11 October 2017- The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) are concerned about recent threats to Bulgarian TV journalist Viktor Nikolaev...

Romania: let the press reach readers!

Starting from Bucharest newsstands, the closing down of distribution channels of newspapers and magazines represents one of the main threats against press freedom in...

Serbia: Attacks against journalists must stop

Following the recent media stage black out in Serbia to warn against Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic‘s muzzling of the press, the European Federation of Journalists...

Serbia: disinformation as political strategy

Media lynching for those who do not toe the government line, judicial authorities that do not protect citizens, independent journalists accused of conspiracy. This...

Founder of Serbian local media began hunger strike because of financial and political pressures

Founder of recently shut down weekly newspaper Vranjske and former president of the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia, Vukasin Obradovic, began a hunger strike in order to...

Bulaç, Alpay Testify on 1st Hearing in Zaman Daily Trial

The first hearing in the trial of Zaman Daily, in which 31 media employees are standing trial was held yesterday (September 18). The persons...

Pre-trial detention extended for Cumhuriyet journalists despite demonstrations

Brussels, 13 September 2017- The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) condemn the court’s decision to maintain the six Cumhuriyet journalists and media workers in...
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A new study maps platform power, regulation, and how news media depend on platforms for reach and visibility in Southeast Europe

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