Journalists around the world are becoming aware of the pressures from the authorities, as well as of all the things that happened to WikiLeaks after the publication of documents, said Kristin Hrafnson, spokesman for WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, expressing the hope that this will lead to greater unity of journalists in resisting such pressures.
Solidarity Network against Censorship reported 20 journalists were dismissed in 40 days, a media group was raided by police, 103 websites were blocked, 10 journalists were attacked.
Viktorija Car, media analyst, talks about her recent research on media discourse in Croatia and in the Balkans. In the interview, she discusses about the education of journalists and she questions which are the topics avoided by media, such as the Croatian businessman Ivica Todorić.
Three of four Vice News were detained and arrested in Diyarbakır province, Vice News reacted to the arrests. Lawyer Tahir Elçi said journalists were arrested and investigated with notice.
The brand "Singular Logic" has been linked to every election held in Greece during the last four decades. The well-known informatics company has established a powerful monopoly in transmitting the results of any electoral "duel" since 1981. Without biding in open contests for public contracts, without transparency, through seedy procedures that bring to mind the "national contractors" of public works.
Styria and the Media investment development fund, as majority owners of the daily "Vijesti" and shareholders of Vijesti TV, are seriously concerned about the financial pressures exerted by the government over independent media, and warn the persistence of impunity in cases of attacks against journalists.
Governments can and should take steps to guarantee an environment enabling a vibrant media landscape, said in their recommendations the organizations that participated in the Civil Society Forum, which was held as part of the Summit of the Western Balkans in Vienna.
