Serbia, little security for online journalists - Article

A recent report by the Association of Independent Journalists of Serbia together with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network analyses the problems concerning the safety of journalists on the web, looking at the specific case of Serbia, and suggests how to make the editorial environment less dangerous

By Ettore Morello

Originally published by OBCT. Also available in ITA

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2022 - Reports

Based on a survey of over 93,000 online news consumers in six continents, the Digital News Report 2022 reveals new insights about digital news consumption

Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2021 - Reports

Predictions and trends after a year of radical change due to the pandemic

Safety of Female Journalists Online- A #SOFJO Resource Guide - Reports

A Guide that aims to fill the gap between theory and the realization of online safety for women journalists

Safety of Female Journalists Online- A #SOFJO Resource Guide - Manuals

A Guide that aims to fill the gap between theory and the realization of online safety for women journalists

Online harassment and abuse against women journalists and major social media platforms - Reports

A briefing by Article 19 within their activity on women harassment: a look at policies and practices of three dominant social media companies and their role in addressing online harassment and abuse against women on their platforms

Albanian media law: a letter of concern - Article

The MFRR partners and SEEMO are alarmed by reports that the Parliament will approve the media law package without respecting international standards. Here the letter sent to Albanian authorities:

MFRR calls for a robust and transparent investigation into threats made against Nello Scavo - Article

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and freedom of expression organisations call on the Maltese and Italian governments to ensure a robust, thorough and transparent investigation into Neville Gafà for threats made against journalist, Nello Scavo

Turkey must end the harassment of journalist Can Dündar and lift the block of his online radio - Article

We join PEN International and other 37 civil society organisations in deploring the decision to block Özgürüz, the online radio station headed by Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist living in exile in Germany, whom OBCT interviewed during a festival in Italy. Here the text of the call

Online Abuse Now Commonplace for Balkan Women Reporters - Reports

Reflecting the global trend, female journalists in the Balkans are more often attacked online than their male colleagues: an investigation with dozens of interviews and comments and an open platform to collect stories of attacks, harassment and threats, reports of a worrying picture where women are also left alone facing intimidation and its psychological impact