Media Censorship

About

The first report by BFMI found a clear decline in media freedom across Bulgaria, Serbia and North Macedonia by examining political manipulation of media markets. The report calls for greater action to tackle the shady commercial practices used to conrol media markets.

The report was launched in launched in the Brussels Press Club. Coverage of the event can be found here.

Impact

After publication, the report and the Balkan Free Media Initiative was launched at the Brussels Press club. Former President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, endorsed the work of BFMI.

David Sassoli, Former President of the European Parliament

“Faced with declining freedoms, we have the duty to reaffirm them more than before. We must make our voice heard stronger than we have done in recent months. We must do this because being free means having knowledge, and our knowledge is real only when information is free.”