Self-regulation is important, but legal regulation of the media space is also important. I would divide this topic about regulation into two parts. One where the Internet media space would be regulated in a "soft" way. Citizens have the right to know who is behind the content of numerous portals, who are their owners, editors, which journalists are there...
Before the MPs are proposed amendments to the two key laws for the media sphere, the Law on Media and the Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. A public hearing was also organized for them, attended by representatives from ZNM, but the Association emphasizes that the entire procedure of tailoring the changes was not transparent and inclusive, so behind the scenes...
Amendments to the Criminal Code that will provide greater protection to journalists is in parliamentary procedure but should not be on the agenda before MPs. AJM and SSNM will ask the Parliament to adopt the changes because it is too late and the journalists have been waiting for this move for too long. -AJM and the Trade Union a few years ago initiated…
SP: How is the cooperation within this Project and are there any positive changes in terms of freedom of expression in our country? DS: Through the cooperation with the Program Office of the Council of Europe in Skopje, and within the project UFREX, the Association of Journalists of Macedonia succeeds in achieving better results in accordance with its strategic goals set…
In Reporters Without Borders' latest report for all countries in the world, Northern Macedonia improved by two places in the global index, but faced criticism for threats and attacks on journalists and the media. The Organization for Media Freedom and Protection of Journalists emphasizes that the situation with the media is deteriorating in more and more countries…
