Skopje, 9 May 2019 – The State Commission for Preventing Corruption (SCPC) assessed that the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services had not violated the Electoral Code or the Law on Preventing Corruption and Conflict of Interests by the temporary engagement of two persons (jurists) during the electoral process of the 2019 Presidential Elections.[…]
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Report on the Media Coverage of the Second Round of the Election Campaign
Skopje, 10 May 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services released today its Report on the Broadcasters’ Electoral Coverage in the period from 22 April until 3 May 2019. The Report presented the indicators of the manner of reporting of 21 media outlets, while the findings on the remaining 11 regional and local television stations that had been subject to the monitoring will be published in a separate report.[…]
World Press Freedom Day
Skopje, 3 May 2019 – In the light of today’s marking of the World Press Freedom Day, which this year is being held under the motto “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation”, we wish to remind that only professional and independent media can contribute to the development of society and democracy.[…]
The Attacks on Media Representatives Are Unacceptable
Skopje, 18 April 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services condemns the attack on the TV 21 journalist and camera man in the village of Arachinovo, in front of and inside the municipality building.[…]
Monitoring Report on the Media Coverage of Elections in the First Nine Days of the Campaign
Skopje, 15 April 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services released today the First Report on the Broadcasters’ Manner of Reporting during the Election Campaign for the period from 1 to 9 April 2019. The monitoring covered a total of 32 programming services, i.e. 15 national programming services (13 TVs and two radios), and 17 regional and local televisions.[…]
The Government Does Not Respect Brussels’ Recommendations for Independence of the Media Regulator
Skopje, 10 April 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services has been unpleasantly surprised by yesterday’s decision of the Government to issue a negative opinion on the 2019-2023 Regulatory Strategy for the Development of Audio and Audiovisual Business Activity and seek its revision, on the grounds that it had allegedly not been harmonized “with the other strategic documents for the development of this activity.”[…]
Second Report on Media Coverage of the 2019 Presidential Elections 2019 Released
Skopje, 9 April 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services prepared the Second Monitoring Report on the Media Coverage of the 2019 Presidential Elections, which refers to the period from 7 until 31 March, 2019. The report analyzes the 24-hour programme of MRT1, MRT2, MR1 and the Albanian-language programme of the Channel of the Ethnic Communities aired by the Macedonian Radio, as well as 11 TV stations at the state level.[…]
MINORS SHOULD NOT BE USED IN PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISING
Skopje, 3 April 2019 – In the first days of the election campaign for the 2019 Presidential Elections, the monitoring registered participation of minors in some of the spots of the presidential candidates, aired by the television services.[…]
Rules for Paid Political Programme Are the Focus of the First Public Meeting
Skopje, 29 March 2019 – Today, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services held its First Public Meeting in 2019. At the meeting, Agency Director Zoran Trajcevski presented the activities conducted during the previous quarter, in accordance with the Agency’s Annual Work Programme, which involved the supervisions carried out over broadcasters, print media publishers an operators of public electronic communications networks, the monitoring of media coverage of the presidential elections, the public warnings pronounced and the activities in the international sphere.[…]
NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORAL CODE ONLY FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE CAMPAIGN
Skopje, 28 March 2019 – The Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia adopted amendments to the Electoral Code through a shortened procedure and without any more extensive debate, only five days before the start of the election campaign. The goal of these amendments was allegedly to harmonize the provisions of the Electoral Code, however, what was achieved is exactly the opposite, especially with regard to paid political advertising.[…]