Alternatives – Media reforms for media integrity and future of independent journalism
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso partecipa alla conferenza finale del progetto South East European Media Observatory; un forum di discussione sulle alternative agli attuali mezzi di comunicazione e sui legami e le pratiche che ostacolano l'integrità dei media nei paesi del Sud-Est Europa
In the fourth year of research, advocacy, investigative journalism and debates revealing problems and obstacles for independent journalism and highlighting some good practices of media integrity protection, the final regional event of the SEE Media Observatory will gather pro-integrity actors from ten project countries, and also several other European countries, to deliver idea what to do to save journalism and media integrity in the region – which models of funding are available for such journalism and media, who can take a lead in the journalistic community and the media to systematically defend the profession, which role should the state play in providing conditions for independent and efficient work of media regulators?
At the final conference the latest research of the Observatory on editors and their role in protection or obstruction of media integrity in the countries of the region will be presented.
The final conference will also serve as a sum-up of key messages and recommendations our researchers and debates generated during more than three years of the project in order to inform, provoke and promote media reforms. We will also deliver some final comprehensive recommendations how to build alternatives to the media systems which do not support democracy.
More information and the program of the conference is available here .
