2 hours agoReporters Without Borders: Media in Kosovo suffering from political interference
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The organisation “Border-free Reporters” has published today its report on media freedom in which Kosovo enters among states with partially free media. Media in Kosovo, according to “Border-free Reporters”, suffer from direct and indirectly interference by politics, financial pressure and dependence on owners. Journalists who criticize authorities [...]
The organisation “Border-free Reporters” has published today its report on media freedom in which Kosovo enters among states with partially free media.
Media in Kosovo, according to “Border-free Reporters”, suffer from direct and indirectly interference by politics, financial pressure and dependence on owners. Journalists who criticise Kosovo authorities are often accused of being traitors, or “disincentive of Serbs”.
“Border-free Reporters” have commemorated the occasion when Prime Minister Haradinaj called unschooled journalists on a visit he paid to Minister Paul Lekaj in the first days of his government, Coha.net broadcasts.
“Pak days after creating the government in September 2017, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj called reporters schoolless and advised them to return to school”, reportedly describing the media situation in Kosovo.
Two investigative journalists were physically attacked after reporting criticised government members and their allies”, it is further said.
“Reporters without Borders” also report ethnic divisions across the media in Kosovo, until it has said that the Haradinaj government has assessed it as slightly better than past governments in terms of media relations.
Kosovo's “Ethnic influences are seen through the media, in which Albanians are rarely seen working alongside those Serbs. However, the current government seems more willing to speak to journalists and the media as a whole, as opposed to the two previous governments, which were far less open for dialogue”, says the Kosovo description by “Border-free Supporters”, broadcast Koha.net.
Kosovo ranks 78th place on the list of “Border-free Reporters”.
Albania has scored promotions for a position. From 76th place last year, she now takes 75th position on this list.
Serbia in 2017 was in 66th place, while now has undergone a ten-seat decline, positioning 76th position.
Macedonia this year is in 109th position, marking the rise for two positions compared to last year.
