News
- Aug- 2025 -18 August
Challenges for the press beyond Chișinău: ‘We are rebranding without losing our journalistic identity’
The latest studies by the Independent Journalism Centre highlight a number of worrying trends in the media landscape in the Republic of Moldova. Traditional media is losing ground to social…
- 8 August
Grants remain an important pillar for TV and radio stations, according to the latest IJC study
Grants continue to be an important source of funding for the media in the Republic of Moldova. External financial support plays a significant role in maintaining the activity of both…
- 7 August
IJC Study // What challenges will the advertising market in the Republic of Moldova face in 2025?
After overcoming major crises, such as the pandemic and the military conflict in Ukraine, the advertising market in the Republic of Moldova continued to grow in the first half of…
- Jul- 2025 -30 July
Press freedom continues to be affected by systemic vulnerabilities, according to a new report monitoring the implementation of EU accession recommendations
Freedom of the press continues to be affected by structural vulnerabilities, despite recent legislative and policy initiatives. The suspension of TV stations’ licences without a court decision and the lack…
- 29 July
Two-thirds of TV channels retransmitted in the Republic of Moldova broadcast in Russian. Expert: “We are witnessing an abnormal situation.”
Two-thirds of television media services that are not under state jurisdiction and are retransmitted in the Republic of Moldova broadcast entirely or partially in Russian, according to the study “The…
- 23 July
News on audiovisual legislation. Changes brought by amendments to the Audiovisual Media Services Code
A draft law making several changes to the audiovisual legislation was adopted on July 10, in the last sitting of the current legislature. Among other things, it brought new rules…
- 4 July
Media NGOs call for urgent action to protect journalists: at least five reporters have been intimidated, assaulted, or harassed in the last two weeks
In the context of escalating cases of intimidation, assault, and harassment of journalists in the Republic of Moldova, the Independent Journalism Center (IJC), together with eight other media organizations, is…
- 2 July
Media Needs Assessment Study: more and more newsrooms in Moldova are using artificial intelligence in their editorial work
More than two-thirds of media outlets in Moldova currently use artificial intelligence (AI) tools, according to data from the Media Needs Assessment Study released by the Independent Journalism Center (IJC)…
- Jun- 2025 -27 June
The draft law amending the AMSC, voted in the first reading. Arguments from the government and criticism from the opposition
The draft law introducing a series of amendments and additions to the audiovisual legislation, promoted by the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), which generated discussions and criticism in the public…
- 27 June
Regulation of state advertising, voted by the Parliament in first reading
The MPs promoted in the first reading the draft amendment to the Law on advertising, which mainly involves the regulation of state advertising. The initiative was supported by 55 votes.…
