Tag: Мета

The International Fact-Checking Network has published an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of the technology company Meta, which includes social networks Facebook, Instagram and Threads, in connection with Zuckerberg’s recent statement that he will abolish the fact-checking program in the United States. In the letter, the Network recalls that the goal of the program, in which independent...

At this year's "DISICON - Information Integrity’s Role in Defending Democracy" conference, Filip Stojanovski, Metamorphosis Foundation's Partnership and Resource Development Director, spoke about the foreign interventions in the process of undermining democracy, but also about Metamorphosis Foundation's efforts in the fight against disinformation, writes Portalb.mk. Stojanovski stressed that the integrity of the information and the integrity of the elections...

A public debate took place today on the following subject: "To what extent do the media meet young people's needs for informing?" , where there was a talk about the current situation in the media and their dedication toward the creation of programs and news for young people including the amount of trust that the young people have...

Meta News Agency, the Albanian-language portal – Portalb and the tool for enhancing accountability “Truthmeter”, as media outlets of the Foundation Metamorphosis, won the Аward for Media Promoter of Journalism as Public Good – “Roberto Beličanec” for 2019. The award is given by the Independent Union of Journalists and Media Workers, in partnership with the Macedonian Institute for Media, the...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, announcing the draft for a plan for combatting the disinformation and fake news, at press conference yesterday pointed out that misinformation and disinformation about North Macedonia, in addition to a part of the local media, is also spread by other countries. "The Republic of North Macedonia in the past two years on a number of occasions...

From 16 to 18 May 2019 Metamorphosis shared key insights from their recent work at the 8th edition of the international conference Political Accountability and New Technologies – POINT in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. POINT is jointly organized by the ACTION SEE network, which is active in six Western Balkans countries. At the event opening (video), the manager of the...

The Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2017 for Macedonia, prepared by the US State Department, itemizes numerous instances of threats and attacks to journalists, media subordinated to the politics and the economic interests, but also public distrust of the media. "The constitution provides for freedom of expression, including for members of the press, but government pressure on the...

Early this morning, our colleague Vlado Gjorcev, journalist and editor at the news agency “Meta” suddenly passed away. He was part of the “Meta’s” editorial staff and at the same time, he was an active contributor at the “Media Fact Checking Service” and the “Truthmeter” services. Gjorchev was a renowned journalist and editor and had worked for various media outlets such...

Speaker of the Albanian Parliament Ilir Meta today visited the leader of DUI Ali Ahmeti in Tetovo hospital. Ahmeti thanked him for the meeting on his Facebook profile. "Today, I still managed to meet my old friend, the Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, although in slightly different circumstances than anticipated," wrote Ahmeti on his Facebook profile.

At the meeting between the speakers of the Macedonian and Albanian Parliament, Trajko Veljanoski and Ilir Meta, it was established that Macedonia and Albania are two friendly neighboring countries with good relations that are constantly improving. At the meeting of the Presidents of the Albanian and Macedonian Parliament, it was also discussed about the situation of ethnic communities and about...