Labor inspectorate of Slovenia has launched a widespread investigation in Slovenian media companies. The most important part of the investigation relates to the violation of labor laws, especially the status of journalist who are full-time employed but are considered by employers as part-time employees.
The negotiations about the media regulations towards early elections in Macedonia are mediated with the help of european expert Peter Van Haute. Macedonian experts discuss about the future role of the Macedonian public service MRTV, as well as about the connections between the goverment and private TV stations.
Twenty-nine journalists from different countries, together with the European Court of Justice, have filed 27 complaints against the European Parliament, which allegedly refused to give information on how MEPs spend their allowances.
Curated by the foreign affairs editorial staff at Radio Popolare, the third episode within the ECPMF project features Davide Denti (OBC) talking about updating Wikipedia entries on press freedom.
The director of Public Education Regional body in Durres city doesn't offer information about the huge problem of more than 700 obligatory school pupils who left Albania this year to emigrate.
Brankica Petković is the Head of the Center for Media Policy at the Peace Institute in Ljubljana and Editor-in-Chief of the Media Watch book series and Media Watch journal. In this interview, Petković talks about the issues of media ownership and capitalism in relation to media, and points out the differences and similarities between the media systems in different countries of the Balkans.
Romanian traditional mass media faces a serious financial crises. Therefore, political influence is decreasing, as the economical issue rises. Legal Resource Center (CRJ) organized a seminar for journalists in which they discussed about journalists involvement in pursuing human rights issues in Romania. Lack of time and money compel a journalist not to give enough time to the subject. Topics are not well documented, and the audience gets to be unaware of the facts. From here to be misinformed is just a step. There is also the alternative media. Free lancers and social media. But how well do they work? How educated is the audience to be able to distinguish the truth from manipulation? A public debate in this area must be held because the trust in mass media, traditional or alternative, is rapidly decreasing.
In 2014, the press freedom crisis in Romania has deepened. Many mass media owners were convicted while sales fell. Journalists face low wages and job insecurity which leads to journalistic transits of opinion, except in the quality press area. Fearing to lose their jobs, journalists are becoming more willing to compromise. They don't talk about abuse and, moreover, accept it. A report by the Center for Independent Journalism reveals these shortfalls.
