Reports and papers

Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies

The Charlie Hebdo effect in the Balkans

In this report the South East European Partnership for Media Development looks at Balkan countries' reactions to the attacks against the French journalists in January 2015

read more Albania Censorship Bosnia Herzegovina Bulgaria North Macedonia Montenegro Serbia

Reporting neighbours in Balkan media

What do the Western Balkan countries say about each other in their media outlets? The studies presented in this publication give some answers

read more Western Balkans Media pluralism Hate speech Albania Bosnia Herzegovina Kosovo North Macedonia Montenegro Serbia

A difficult profession. Media freedom under attack in the Western Balkans

A 2015 Human Rights Watch report documents the hostile environment in which journalists work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia

read more Western Balkans Bosnia Herzegovina Kosovo Montenegro Serbia

Report by the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights following his visit to Serbia

This report by Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE), following his visit to Serbia from 16 to 20 March 2015, assesses the state of human rights in Serbia, devoting attention to media freedom in the country. Among the issues raised by the Commisioner there is the importance of the ongoing process of privatization, the recurrence of attacks against journalists and the lack transparency in media funding

read more Serbia Media freedom European policies and legislation Impunity

Assessing transparency. A guide to disclosing information online

Transparency of public service media (PSM) is crucial to strengthen and clarify their role in serving citizens. This EBU publication sets guidelines for the development of transparency procedures within public service media

read more Public broadcasting

Major Trends of Media Development during Post-Communist Transition - Albania

The study, prepared by Ilda Londo and published by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Albania, concentrates on the media situation and the current challenges in Albania since 1991

read more Albania Media freedom Journalism education

Croatia: IREX Media Sustainability Index 2015

IREX Media Sustainability Index (MSI) considers developments over time, with a specific focus on economic sustainability, quality of journalism and management practices

read more Croatia Ethics of journalism Media pluralism Media Law Legal protection

Employment conditions of journalists in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia

A regional report by the South East European Partnership for Media Development on the employment conditions of journalists in SEE countries highlights the poor conditions of those working in the media sector

read more Albania Bosnia Herzegovina North Macedonia Montenegro

Report by the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights following his visit to Bulgaria

This Report by Nils Muiznieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, follows his visit to Bulgaria from 9 to 11 February 2015. The situation of media is one of the worring elements which called for the attention of the Commissioner.

read more Bulgaria European policies and legislation Media freedom

Hate speech and xenophobia. Media monitoring report 2014-2015

The report exposes the incidence of hate speech and xenophobia on Georgian media and public domain

read more Hate speech Georgia
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