Entries by Info Kshm

Political parties and candidates failed to fully respect media freedom and transparency during the general elections of May 11, 2025

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Tirana, 14 May 2025 Tirana, 14 May 2025 On 22 January 2025, fourteen civil society organizations issued a joint statement urging political parties and candidates to respect fundamental principles of media freedom, transparency, and democratic debate before and during the electoral campaign leading to Albania’s general elections on 11 May 2025. Regrettably, numerous violations of […]

We Condemn Attacks and Intimidation of Journalists During Albania’s Election Day

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AMC strongly condemns intimidation and obstruction faced by journalists across Albania on 11 May 2025, during the country’s parliamentary elections.  In Tirana, Syri TV journalist Ambrozia Meta was verbally attacked and physically confronted by Socialist Party MP Erion Braçe while reporting on an unmarked office allegedly used by party patronage workers. As the Syri TV […]

Ethics in the Time of AI

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A regional awareness campaign by the Press and Media Councils of the Western Balkans and Türkiye In a time where deepfakes look real, AI-generated content goes viral, and trust in media is under fire, one question matters most: who keeps journalism ethical? This regional campaign, supported by UNESCO and financed by EU*, brings together the Press […]

RSF and the Albanian Media Council publish a policy blueprint to ensure the right to information

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  The policy recommendations — developed by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Albanian Media Council, and other representatives from Albania’s journalism community — focus on strengthening journalist safety, protecting media independence, and supporting journalism in the long term in this European Union (EU) candidate country. On 19 November, RSF and its local partner unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to […]

Response to the article published in the online newspaper SOT titled:”The Media Council is an appendix of Samir Mane, here’s how associations paid by the EU threaten the newspaper SOT with lawsuits…”

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Here’s the translation of the provided text into English: Response to the article published in the newspaper SOT In an online article published in the newspaper SOT, several accusations are raised against the Media Council. The Media Council (AMC) would like to clarify to the public that these accusations are unfounded and not based on […]

Deleting of CNA social networks – an act of censorship

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AMC expresses its concern about the repeated attacks on social media against the media outlet CNA. The blocking of any media pages, whether on the web or social networks, can and should ONLY be done after a definitive decision by Albanian courts. If access to the public is blocked without a court decision, except in […]

AMC joins the concerns of Safe Journalists Network about government officials blaming media

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AMC joins The SafeJournalists Network in the concerns expressed about the rising trend in Albania, where government officials blame the media for allegedly damaging the country’s image rather than engaging with legitimate journalistic inquiries. This approach often involves dismissing legitimate questions, discrediting journalists, and using inflammatory language that undermines the essential role of the media […]

Albania: press freedom crushed by the weight of politics

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Professional ethics almost absent, media capture by politics, and financial unsustainability are just some of the main issues that make the Albanian media landscape particularly alarming. Interview of the AMC chairman Cukali, for the website Balcanicaucaso 28/06/2024 – Luisa Chiodi  Media independence is a topic that raises many concerns in Albania, especially in light of […]