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Croatia: Over 70 journalists axed from public broadcaster since January

The cancellation of three radio programmes on 4 July by Croatia’s public broadcaster marks the latest in a line of sweeping changes the network...

Serbia, censorship according to Aleksandar Vučić

An exhibition organised by the Serbian Progressive Party of Prime Minister Vučić tries to counter criticism about censorship in the Serbian media. The effect,...

Media (In)dependence in Bulgaria: Risks and Trends

A report by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) about political influences on Bulgarian media Analysts Tihomir Bezlov and Dr. Lybomir Kutin curated...

Croatia urged to promote public broadcaster independence

Six press freedom organisations led a three-day mission to Croatia, calling the country’s political leaders to guarantee the independence of the public broadcaster HRT.  Members...

Dunja Mijatović: Why quality public service media has not caught on in transition societies

By Dunja Mijatović / 6 June 2016 Since the 1920s, generations of western Europeans got used to the monopoly of public radio and later public...

Captured News Media: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro

Why are independent media failing to take root or survive in many countries?  Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) suggest that part of the answer...

Serbia, Vučić against RTV

by Antonela Riha | Belgrade | 1 June 2016 Thousands of citizens protested in Novi Sad for the dismissal of some managing editors of Radio Television Vojvodina, one...

EU Delegation, OSCE Mission, closely following situation in Serbia’s public service broadcasters

BELGRADE, 22 May 2016 – The European Union Delegation to Serbia and The OSCE Mission to Serbia have taken note of the wide-ranging personnel...

Serbia: Europe follows changes at the Radio Television of Vojvodina

Belgrade – Delegation of the European Union in Serbia and the OSCE Mission in Serbia closely follow a great number of personnel changes at...

How to Neuter Critical Media in Eastern Europe: Buy Them an Ad

17 May 2016 ~ By Marius Dragomir The integrity and independence of journalism is in dire straits in eastern Europe. The preferential distribution of state...
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