Saturday, April 26, 2014

The Decadence of Media in Macedonia: a Farce Slowly Turning into Tragedy


In the past period in Macedonia there was a decline in the ratings of almost all segments of a functional democracy. Consequently the country made a decline in the area of free speech and media liberties. The best example can be found in Press freedom index measured by Reporters Without Borders where Macedonia made a new regress and positioning itself in the 124th place; the lowest in the wider European region.

And as for domestic analysis, the Independent Union of Journalists and Media Workers made a study where it summarized the bulkiest problems in the Macedonian journalism. This document is called “The White Book” published in 2014 where bad personal examples of low professional standards and wrecked workers rights are presented. This analysis can be found on the official web site of the Union.

Let us start from the beginning.