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The study published in collaboration with the Media Programme South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenaer-Stiftung concludes that China is increasing its presence in the media sector in the region.
Mirel Mertiri has sued BIRN in a Tirana court seeking compensation for non-pecuniary and existential damage.
MEPs expressing great concern about the survival of the Public Service Broadcaster BHRT in BiH and urging the BiH authorities to consider the allocation of a special help package for the support of the Public Broadcasting system in BiH, embracing BHRT, RTV FBiH and RTRS.
The burgeoning podcast scene in Bulgaria may have a way to go, but it’s gaining momentum fast and already has the potential to transform the media landscape in the country.
Julia Rone and Georgi Hristov: While in most other countries experts blame disinformation on social media like Facebook or foreign powers such as Russia or China, in Bulgaria, the country’s own mainstream media and politicians have contributed the most to spreading confusion and ignorance.
The Council of the Agency for Electronic Media recently made a decision to release commercial and public broadcasters from paying the obligation of the fourth quarterly installment of the broadcasting fee for 2020. This reduced the regulator’s budget by 80,000 euros.
When Andon Baltakov announced he was tendering his resignation as director-general of Bulgaria National Radio, he hoped it would serve as a catalyst for change concerning press independence in the country.
Lawyers of Ylli Ndroqi, the owner of Ora News have asked the Special Court to lift the seizure of assets against him.
Although there is little information about open censorship in the Montenegrin media, covert censorship has almost become domesticated and an integral part of newsrooms.
In Montenegro there are over 165 media that share the media space. However, this does not mean that the Montenegrin media scene is pluralistic. In contrast, the media in Montenegro are deeply polarized and the self-regulation is at an extremely low level.
