media

2013-04-27A call for an overhaul of the Romanian media sector draws bloggers into a debate.

2013-01-12Investigative journalists for the television show "Insajder" have had notable success in holding politicians and business tycoons accountable for misconduct.

2012-12-26A new media law in Macedonia may reduce foreign television shows.

2012-08-24European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes says she will discuss the state of media freedom in Bulgaria with officials in Sofia in September.

2012-03-14Macedonia is working to revise its libel laws, and is looking to the experience of neighbours for guidance.

2012-02-10More than 100 broadcast outlets and 20 daily and periodical print organisations welcomed the removal of value added tax in Kosovo.

2011-07-27According to journalists, self-censorship may be a bigger problem than censorship.

2011-07-05The media regulatory body is under investigation for tax evasion and criminal activity while 150 journalists protest job losses.

2011-05-12BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- A Turkish journalist wanted by Ankara for alleged ties to a terror group has been arrested in Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz National...

2011-04-22BUCHAREST, Romania -- Prosecutors sought a 29-day detention for media mogul Sorin Ovidiu Vantu and his aide on blackmail charges Thursday (April 21st...

2010-12-29Police have detained Velija Ramkovski, but supporters say he is the victim of a political witch hunt.

2010-09-10BUCHAREST, Romania -- Media magnate Sorin Ovidiu Vantu was arrested on Thursday (September 9th) for allegedly helping a fraud convict flee the countr...

2010-07-30A summer school for media professionals, organised by the International Research and Exchanges Board, was held earlier this month in Serbia.

2010-07-30VIENNA, Austria -- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic delivered her first report Thursday (July 29th), outlining areas of co...

2010-07-26BELGRADE, Serbia -- A prominent journalist for the Vreme weekly was beaten in a Belgrade suburb, media reported on Sunday (July 25th). Teofil Pancic...

2010-07-21PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Journalists are a target of threats from nationalist militants and extremists of all kinds, according to a Reporters Without Bord...

2010-07-21PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Journalist Caslav Milisavljevic claimed on Tuesday (July 20th) that an explosive device thrown in his yard was a politically moti...

2010-07-20ATHENS, Greece -- Police announced on Monday (July 19th) that they suspect a far-left group is behind the murder of a Greek journalist. Socratis Giol...

2010-07-19ATHENS, Greece -- Gunmen killed a journalist by pumping 20 bullets into his body outside his home in the Iliopouli neighbourhood of Athens on Monday...

2010-07-08Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia have experienced modest improvement in their democratic development, a watchdog group says in its latest report.