Skopje, 25 July, 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services condemns the summoning of journalists Goran Momiroski and Ljupco Zlatev to the Skopje Department of the Interior Ministry due to their articles about an alleged abuse of the official position of the General Secretary of the Government of RSM and the request to disclose their sources of information.[…]
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MoI Sends Reply to the AAAVMS
Skopje, 23.07.2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services informs the public that the Ministry of Interior has sent a reply to the Agency’s request for information on whether the person Bojan Jovanovski had used the close protection services of this Ministry in his capacity as owner of 1 TV[…]
VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION IS NOT MISINFORMATION
Skopje, 22 July 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services calls on the Interior Ministry (MoI) not to label inter-institutional cooperation and transparency towards the public as spread of misinformation[…]
DOES AJM KNOW WHAT AAAVMS’ COMPETENCES ARE?
Skopje, 18 July 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services is unpleasantly surprised by today’s press release of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia, in which it tendentiously suggests that the Agency did not take any action regarding the possible abuse of 1 TV for illegal activities[…]
Agency Refutes Allegations About High Percentage of Annulled Public Procurements
Skopje, 11 July 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services refutes the claims by the Civil Communications Centre released on 9 July 2019 during the presentation of the third report under the project on “Monitoring the Efficiency, Effectiveness, Transparency and Accountability of Media Regulatory Authorities – PROformance Watch II”, that, when it comes to public procurement, the Agency “has manifested a high percentage of the most infamous annulments – the ones due to unacceptable offer,” and that it had annulled 40 % of its public procurements on these grounds.[…]
AAAVMS and OSCE Mission to Skopje will be Working Together on Raising Media Literacy Awareness
Skopje, 8 July 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and the OSCE Mission to Skopje signed a Memorandum of Understanding, on the basis of which joint activities will be taken up towards raising the awareness about media literacy in the country[…]
Expenditures Incurred by the Agency Director in the 1st Half of 2019
Skopje, 4 January 2019 – In accordance with the efforts to ensure transparency and openness, and abiding by the established practice of publishing the expenditures incurred by Agency Director Zoran Trajchevski every six months, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services informs the public as follows[…]
LAWSUIT THREATS POSE DIRECT PRESSURE ON THE MEDIA
Skopje, 2 July 2019 – Following the statement by the Government’s Secretary General, made at today’s press conference, that he would initiate lawsuits against certain journalists and media outlets, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services wishes to point out that such acts constitute direct pressure on the media work[…]
Publications on “Media Literacy Policy” and on “Media Regulatory Authorities and the Protection of Minors” launched at the Public Meeting
Skopje, 17 June 2019 – Today, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services held its Second Public Meeting in 2019. On this occasion, Director Zoran Trajchevski presented the activities that the Agency had had carried out during the past quarter, in line with the Annual Work Programme, […]
Press Release
Skopje, 21 June 2019 – Following the latest threats addressed to journalist Branko Geroski, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services wishes to stress again that any attempt at preventing the freedom of expression is unacceptable[…]