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Council for Electronic Media opens procedure for election of new Director General of BNR

Source: bnr.bg

The Council for Electronic Media has opened a procedure for election of new Director General of the Bulgarian National Radio.

Bulgarian TV Accused of Favouring GERB in Election Coverage

Source: balkaninsight.com

RSF says Bulgaria's public media need 'systemic' reform after the national broadcaster 'violated its obligation to provide unbiased coverage' in the July elections, favouring the former ruling GERB party.

Five Months Later: Albanian Government Has “Indicated” They Won’t Pass Media Law in Current State

Source: exit.al

The saga of Albania’s ‘anti-defamation’ package continues, as answers are still being sought whether the law will be passed or not.

Boris Raonic new general director of RTCG

Source: safejournalists.net

Council of Radio Television of Montenegro (RTCG) has elected Boris Raonic as the general director of the public service.

BNR Director General Andon Baltakov resigns quoting personal reasons

Source: bnt.bg

The director general of the Bulgarian National Radio, Andon Baltakov, has filed a request for early termination of his contract for media management.

Balkan Region’s Media Pluralism Stagnated in Pandemic, Report Warns

Source: balkaninsight.com

In a new study encompassing four main areas of risk to media pluralism, North Macedonia scored best out of six Balkan countries included in the analysis, while in several others good legal frameworks remain unenforced in practice.

Report Notes Limited and Ineffective Investigations into Crimes Against Albanian Journalists

Source: exit.al

Findings of the SafeJournalist’s “Indicators of the Level of Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety in Albania 2020” indicate that despite several physicals, verbal, online, and legal instances of attacks on journalists, the Albanian government still does not publish any data on violence against journalists.

Kosovo Parliament Dismisses Board of Public Broadcaster

Source:exit.al

The majority in Kosovo’s parliament dismissed all members of the public broadcaster RTK.

Parliament Relieves Bačić of His Duties as HRT Director-General

Source:total-croatia-news.com

Kazimir Bačić, who was recently arrested on suspicion of graft, was relieved of his duties as Director-General of the HRT public broadcasting service.

EU criticises Albania’s new media authority chief

Source: exit.al

The election of Armela Krasniqi as chairwoman of the Audiovisual Media Authority by parliament has sparked criticism from the EU office in Tirana.

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