political influence on media Archives

Media developments, SEENPM News 17/12/2018

Polarisation and Clientelism Limit Media Freedom in Central and South East Europe

Challenged media pluralism, amid polarization and clientelism in Central and South East Europe, was the focus of a public debate in Budapest featuring prominent media…

Media developments, Serbia 08/12/2018

Calls to investigate purchase of two Serbian TV stations

The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (NUNS) has called for a quick investigation into the purchase of the TV Prva and O2 stations by the…

Hungary, Media developments 30/11/2018

Media freedom in Hungary is no more

In an unprecedented concerted action pro-Orbán media owners ‘donated’ their news channels, internet news portals, tabloid and sports newspapers, several radio stations, numerous magazines and all of…

Featured Publications 15/11/2018

New report details state of media freedom in Europe

Index on Censorship has released a new report detailing the state of media freedom in 35 European countries in the past four years. Threats include…

Featured Publications, Hungary, Media developments 23/10/2018

Hungary: Political pressure on advertisers threatens critical media

New study highlights economic risks of independence in ‘illiberal’ media market. by IPI Correspondent Márton Bede The gradual decay of media freedom in Hungary and other Eastern…

Media developments, Serbia 20/08/2018

Serbia: Journalist associations express strong concern over media strategy

Six journalists’ and media organizations made demands to the Serbian government on 16 August 2018 as a condition for their involvement in drawing up a national…

Media developments, Serbia 13/07/2018

Journalism in Serbia? “Funny as an autopsy”

The worrying state of the Serbian media in an interview with Slaviša Lekić, president of the Association of Independent Journalists of Serbia (NUNS). by Matteo Trevisan,…

Media developments, Montenegro 25/06/2018

Montenegro: public service is (not) at the service of citizens

The recent removal of the general director of the public broadcaster Andrijana Kadija has brought back to the surface the issue of public service, the…

Media developments, Montenegro 18/06/2018

New Personnel Shift at Montenegro Public Broadcaster Deemed Politically Motivated

PODGORICA 15.06.2018. – Acting Director General of Radio-Television of Montenegro (RTCG), Bozidar Sundic, initiated a procedure for the dismissal of Vladan Micunovic from the position of…

Media developments, Montenegro 15/06/2018

Montenegro: sacking of director-general Andrijana Kadija renews political interference in public broadcaster

A new alarm has been raised about the politicization of public service media in Montenegro (Radiotelevizija Crne Gore, RTCG), following the dismissal of director general,…