Publications
PROTEST NOTE about the violence and arrest of the journalist Alfred Lela by Albanian Police
The Albanian Media Council strongly protests against the illegal detention and disproportionate violence against journalist Alfred Lela by police forces on "Dëshmorët e Kombit" Boulevard on May 17. Mr. Lela...
Statement: Government should withdraw from closing RTV ORA!
The Albanian Media Council reacts with great concern to the unprecedented act where a state health inspectorate undertakes the act of closing a media outlet, specifically the action by the...
EWB/ Media freedom shrinks in Southeast Europe due to COVID-19 crisis
The Center for the Study of Democracy, Bulgaria, in co-operation with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, organized a panel discussion yesterday on the space occupied by media freedom in Southeast Europe during...
Press Release – Presence of OSCE in Albania on “WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY”
The OSCE in Albania has issued a press statement on World Press Freedom Day in which it says it stands by Albanian journalists in their mission, especially in times of...
AMC participated in AIPCE’s webinar to discuss important topics
The Albanian Media Council participated yesterday in the webinar organized by the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe. AIPCE is a network of independent content regulators for both press...
Reaction to the blocking of Medium and pornographic sites by AKEP
The Albanian Media Council reacts with great concern to the blocking by AKEP of access to the Medium.com community website. From this decision, Albania joins 3 other countries that have...
Dutch MPs: Controversial ‘Anti-defamation’ Law Must Be Amended Before EU Accession Talks Start
Members of Dutch Parliament have asked their government to ensure that Albania amends the controversial “anti-defamation” law in line with the forthcoming recommendations of the Venice Commission reported today Exit.al...
UNESCO welcomes press councils’ call for professional reporting on COVID-19 in South East Europe
“Unprofessional reporting about COVID-19 leads to unnecessary fear and panic. It may be a bigger risk than the coronavirus itself,” alerted Marina Tuneva, Director of the Council of Media Ethics...
Successfully ended the 6th group of young journalists
The 6th group of young journalists, who were trained while working on ethical issues, completed the training. This project envisages to train 72 young journalists currently working in the online...
AMC, guest at the newsroom of the Dita newspaper
The Albanian Media Council experts of ethics held its next visit last Wednesday in...