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The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM), the Macedonian Independent Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (ISJMW), and the Council of Media Ethics of Macedonia (CMEM), most strongly condemned the hate speech that we were witnessing in the past several days against a number of journalists and one civil society organization. They called upon the state authorities and institutions,...

During yesterday's protest organized by VMRO-DPMNE, journalist Milka Smilevska and cameramen Jorde Angelovik were attacked and were prevented from doing their work. While they were taking a statement from one of the protesters, the attacker firstly asked Smilevska whether she reports for Al Jazeera Balkans and then pushed her microphone. "The police have detained the perpetrator and will press charges....

The Government has three conditions under which it will fully subsidize the social security contributions for the employees at various media outlets, television, radio broadcasters, printed media, and Internet portals. This was stressed at today's press conference by the Deputy Vice Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and the Minister for Communications, Accountability, and Transparency, Robert Popovski. The first condition...

During yesterday's session, the Government adopted a Decree to subsidize the social security contributions for media employees. The Decree determines the conditions, the ways, and the procedures for covering the social security contributions for media employees who worked and reported about the COVID-19 situation during the state of emergency i.e. during June, July, and August 2020, informed the Government's...

The Independent Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM) considers that a package with measures to help Macedonian media is more than necessary and that it must provide a guarantee that this aid will be received directly by the employees that were hit by the COVID-19 crisis. SSNM has three propositions. The first one is lifting the obligation to pay...

The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) and the Macedonian Independent Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM) expressed their concern about the situation of local and regional broadcasters, who announced they will go on strike by stopping the program temporarily. "This decision by local and regional broadcasters comes after the Government's decree from the 30th of May 2020, according...

The Association of Journalists in Macedonia (AJM) and the Independent Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM) aren't surprised by the data from the latest Rule book on internal organization and systematization of job positions at the Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) which indicates that the national broadcasting service lacks 469 employees out of which 202 journalists. According to the data...

The Independent Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM) reacted to the press release issued by the government regarding the media freedom report issued by the Reporters without borders, stating that the government is taking credit for someone else's work. "The press release indicates that the reasons for climbing the list is the improvement of the journalists and media...

The Independent Union of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM) appealed to media owners to take appropriate measures to protect journalists and employees. "Taking into account the fact that the journalist profession is one of the most jeopardized professions and second only to the medical profession when it comes to fighting the coronavirus spread, and with the obvious lack of...

In the past two years, the number of cases of violation of jurnalists' rights in the country has decreased by four times. If in 2017, 20 cases such as these were registered, the Association of Journalists (AJM) has registered only 4 such incidents where one was a physical attack n a journalist and in three cases there was a...

The condition of local media in the city of Veles is worrisome and several measures are necessary for its improvement in order for the citizens not to remain without any relevant, objective and professional done information of local character. This is the conclusion from the meeting that the representatives of SSNM had with part of the journalists and media...

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...

Journalist associations, non-governmental organizations and political parties from the country reacted on Prime Minister's  Zoran Zaev statement on the case "Reket". He said that "he will not allow a few criminals, one vain journalist and a faggot to overthrow the current government". The Association of Journalists of Macedonia demanded the Prime Minister immediately apologize to journalists. Primarily, to journalist Branko...

The Independent Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers (In Macedonian: Samostoen sindikat na novinarite i mediumskite rabotnici "SSNM"): and the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (In Macedonian: Zdruzenie na novinarite na Makedonija "ZNM") condemned yesterday's threats to the editor-in-chief of "Plus Info" - Branko Geroski. “SSNM and ZNM believe that these threats represent a direct attack on the freedom...

OSCE's Mission in Skopje in partnership with the Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM) promoted today at a press conference the free phone line 0800-11-011 зto help journalists in case of threats, attacks, and violence. The free phone line will function 24/7 and will provide help and support to journalists and media workers in case of threats both...

The Independent Union of Journalists and Media Workers welcomed the Government's decision to give free access to documents from the Central Register and from the Real Estate Cadastre Agency to investigative journalists , but at the same time urged the government to amend the Law on Access to Public Information. “We believe that with this decision investigative journalists will have easier access to information, which...

The assets that will be used from the state budget and diverted to the Macedonian Radio Television (MRTV) will be used for providing an independence of the national service, said the SDSM's party leader and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev during yesterday's political rally in Tetovo as part of the local election campaign. -Up to 80.000 -100.000 accounts are being...

The Journalists Association of Macedonia, the Independent Union of Journalists and Media Workers, and the Council for Ethics in the Media of Macedonia submitted remarks to the Ministry of Information Society and Administration regarding the draft law amending and supplementing the Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. Journalists' organizations consider that one percent of the state budget should be...

A group of journalist and media organizations submitted a request to the Government for the implementation of systemic media reforms, which emphasizes priority legal amendments and measures that need to be implemented. The Government has been asked to start an inclusive and transparent process for a public discussion, as other problems resolutions can lead to the improvement in the freedom...

MPs failed to get their draft law proposal for media reforms passed, the draft-law, which was submitted by the SDSM, but proposed by the AJM and the Union of Journalists and Media workers (SSNM). The draft-law was modeled on proposals made by negotiator Peter Vanhoutte. The draft-law envisaged reforms in areas such as the Programming Control of MRT, and in the...