Campaigns
BFMI runs regular awareness and advocacy campaigns around key issues of ownership, regulation and funding of the media to bring about stronger protections from international policymakers for media freedom in the Balkans, particularly from the European Union.
Defunding Disinformation in the Balkans
December 2023
Making the public and global brands aware that opaque advertising supply chains has led to global brands funding and legitimising media outlets that disseminate disinformation on divisive issues across the Balkans.
Disinformation on META’s platforms
March 2022
BFMI led a campaign calling on META to take urgent steps to prevent abuse of their platforms and tackle the spread of disinformation in the Balkans.
The Premier League and Media Ownership in the Balkans
August 2021
BFMI urged the Premier League to re-examine Telekom Srbija’s bid for broadcasting rights, highlighting the bid as part of a wider effort to concentrate media ownership and destroy independent media.