Skopje, 24 September 2018 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services concluded that, following its public notification of 14 September, two of those broadcasters that had been subject to supervision in terms of the manner in which they cover the referendum had not harmonized the airing of paid public propaganda with the Guidelines for Media Coverage during the Referendum[…]
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SURVEYS BY 24TH AT THE LATEST; PRE-REFERENDUM SILENCE STARTS ON 28 SEPTEMBER
Skopje, 21 September 2018 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services reminds the broadcasters that they may publish results of public opinion polls regarding the Referendum no later than five days before the date when the voting is scheduled. Consequently, the results of the public opinion polls may be published by Monday, 24 September 2018 (inclusive)[…]
Working Meeting Held on Two Draft Documents Prepared by the Agency
Skopje, 17 September 2018 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services held a working meeting today, at which it presented the Draft-Methodology for Monitoring Electoral Media Coverage by the Radio and Television Programming Services during Electoral Processes, and the Draft Guidelines on Meeting the Obligations to Publish Impressums and Information That Should be Made Available to the Users. The goal of the meeting was to hear the standpoints of all parties concerned with regard to these documents[…]
Violation of the Rules for Referendum-Related Advertising
Skopje, 14 September 2018 – Based on the monitoring of the media coverage related to the forthcoming Referendum, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services found several violations of the rules for airing paid public propaganda with a number of broadcasters[…]
OSCE/ODIHR Representatives Pay Working Visit to the Agency
Skopje, 11 September 2018 – An OSCE/ODIHR Delegation, led by H. E. Ambassador Jan Petersen, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Monitoring Mission in Skopje for the Referendum, and Mr. Marek Mrachka, Media Analyst, had a meeting today with the Director of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, Mr. Zoran Trajchevski, at the Agency premises[…]
Agency Holds Bilateral Meeting with the Electronic Media Agency of the Republic of Croatia
Skopje, 5 September 2018 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and representatives of the Electronic Media Agency of the Republic of Croatia agreed in Skopje today on expanding their mutual cooperation and increasing their exchange of experiences in the area of media regulation[…]
PUBLIC PROPAGANDA ON THE REFERENDUM SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER MEDIA CONTENTS
Skopje, 5 September 2018 – In the past few days, a number of television and radio stations have been airing ads as part of the campaign “Imagine a Future Together” of the European Union, on the eve of the Referendum scheduled on 30 September 2018. The advertising spots are not clearly separated from the other media contents, are not marked as paid public propaganda and include minors as well[…]
Guidelines on Media Coverage during the Referendum Adopted
Skopje, 17 August 2018 – At today’s, 34th, session, the Agency Council adopted the Guidelines on Media Coverage during the Referendum.[…]
Study Prepared on the Regulatory Framework for Media and Online Media
Skopje 8 August 2018 – A study was prepared for the needs of the Agency for Audio ad Audiovisual Media Services, with expert assistance from the Council of Europe, titled “Regulatory Framework for Media and Online Media – Macedonian Case Study”. […]
Forthcoming Referendum – Topic of the Meeting Held with OSCE/ODIHR
Skopje, 08.08.2018 – An OSCE/ODIHR delegation, led by Senior Advisor on New Voting Technologies Steven Martin , held a meeting today at the Agency’s premises with the President of the Agency Council Lazo Petrushevski and representatives of the Agency’s professional service.[…]