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Why are media ignoring the problems of people with disabilities? (1)

author: Dejan Georgievski

30/05/2020 - 07:09

Discrimination, Headnews, Human rights, Media, Opinion and analyses, Rotator, Macedonia

The use of respectful terms for people with disabilities is a special ethical challenge, because disrespectful language can cause a feeling of exclusion, writes human rights expert Žarko Trajanovski in the analysis originally published on the blogsite mediumi.kauza.mk. The first part of his analysis follows.

Macedonia: Unethical Journalism - copy-paste of unconfirmed information

author: Dejan Georgievski

17/05/2020 - 09:19

Digital newsroom, EngageMind, Ethics and Value Systems, Headnews, Media, Opinion and analyses, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Macedonia

In this analysis, originally published on the blog-site mediumi.kauza.mk, the human rights expert Žarko Trajanovski writes about the tendency in Macedonian media to publish information the veracity of which has not been tested before publication. The integral text of Trajanovski's analysis is available below.

Macedonia doesn't need a Law on Media

author: Dejan Georgievski

05/05/2020 - 07:32

Digital newsroom, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, Internet, Internet rights and openness, Law, Opinion and analyses, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Internet governance, Macedonia

A fortnight ago, on Monday, April 22, the Media Development Centre from Skopje organized a debate that tried to answer whether there was a need for (any) law on media in Macedonia.

Macedonia: When Censorship is Being Introduced

author: Dejan Georgievski

01/05/2020 - 21:22

Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, Law, Opinion and analyses, Rotator, Macedonia

In this analysis, which is a part of the series of analysis of media reporting and coverage of important topics and events, published on the blog-site mediumi.kauza.mk, human rights expert Žarko Trajanovski writes about media manipulation on the topic of the new Draft-Law on Media.

Sexual Privacy Vs. the Public Interest

author: Dejan Georgievski

20/03/2020 - 21:36

Discrimination, Headnews, LGBT, Media, Opinion and analyses, Rotator, Macedonia

Can journalists collect data on sexual orientation of their colleagues and publish lists with names of homosexual journalists? Are there cases in which a person's sexual orientation could be considered an issue of interest to the public?

GISWatch 2012 – Internet and Corruption

author: Dejan Georgievski

18/03/2020 - 06:20

Civil society, Corruption and Transparency, EngageMind, Headnews, Internet, Internet rights and openness, Opinion and analyses, Rotator, Internet prava

The daily chronicle of the small region (of Western Balkans) is one of corruption and bribery, states the 2012 GISWatch Report “2012 – The Internet and Corruption”, released at the end of 2012.

Macedonia: The Media Coverage of the European Court of Human Rights

author: Dejan Georgievski

09/03/2020 - 23:17

Civil Rights, Headnews, Human rights, Justice and crime, Law, Opinion and analyses, Rotator, Macedonia

Under the auspices of the USAID Project for Strengthening the Media, implemented by the Foundation Metamorphosis, human rights expert Mirjana Najčevska analyzed the media coverage of the European Court of Human Rights and its judgments in cases brought against the Republic of Macedonia.

Macedonia: On “Vest's” Poll, Its Cancellation and Media Reactions

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19/02/2020 - 00:00

Civil Rights, Discrimination, EngageMind, Freedom of expression, Gender(s), Hate Speech, Headnews, Media, Opinion and analyses, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Macedonia

In the first of the series of analysis of media reporting in Macedonia, prepared under the auspices of the USAID Project for Strengthening the Media, implemented by the Foundation Metamorphosis, human rights expert Mirjana Najčevska analyed the reporting in the case of the “Which Female TV Personality Should Interview Gruevski Wearing no Panties” poll conducted by the “Vest” daily...

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