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Media freedom in Montenegro: a survey of publications

The media sector in Montenegro is characterised by strong political polarisation. The few examples of non-aligned investigative journalism are subject to both direct and indirect pressure...

Vukasin Lost the Battle. But not the War.

For 23 years Vranjske, a Serbian weekly, published stories almost nobody else would. But after one interview with a whistleblower, the paper faced a...

Political Pressures Taking Toll on Kosovo Journalists: Report

Some media owners are using their outlets for political ends, Kosovo’s public broadcaster has been subjected to political interference, while working conditions for journalists...

Romania Media ‘Must Defend its Independence’, Union Says

MediaSind president Cristi Godinac tells BIRN in an interview that journalists must unite to defeat the ruling party’s plans to clip the wings of...

Serbia, the state against independent media

First the closure of the weekly Novine Vranjske and the hunger strike of its director, then the Defense minister's attack against the investigative portal Krik. Hard times...

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...

Serbia: the video that Vučić failed to hide

Media not aligned with the regime are still under pressure in Serbia. Recently, President Vučić has targeted TV channel N1 for broadcasting exclusive videos...

Hungary: Symbolic posthumous victory for Nepszabadsag journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hails a Hungarian court’s ruling that the leading opposition daily Nepszabadsag’s sudden closure last October was illegal because its owners...

Layoffs of Albanian Journalists Anger Opposition

The sudden departure of a number of prominent journalists is causing unease about a possible loss of political balance in Albania's mainstream media. by Fatjona...
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Summer School for Journalists and Media Practitioners: The Future of the Information Sphere and Journalism Intelligence

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SEENPM Condemns Journalist Arrests in Turkey

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