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- Nov- 2025 -7 November
IDIS Study // The most pressing issues facing the media in the Republic of Moldova in 2024
Mihaela Ciobanu In 2024, the press in the Republic of Moldova faced a series of problems, ranging from acts of intimidation and harassment of journalists to funding difficulties and a…
- 3 November
The Council of Europe issues a new alert on press freedom in the Republic of Moldova after journalist Mariana Rață received death threats
The Council of Europe, through its Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists, issued an alert regarding Moldova following death threats against TV8 journalist Mariana Rață after…
- Oct- 2025 -29 October
A single objective in the media field in the future government’s program. Candidate for Minister of Culture: “The media will be a focus of my mandate.”
The government’s program of activity, which Alexandru Munteanu, the nominee for prime minister, will take to Parliament to seek a vote of confidence from MPs, contains a single objective regarding…
- 29 October
GRT: from sanctions and criticism regarding breaching the rules of professional conduct to effective solutions for accountability. Expert opinions
In recent weeks, Gagauziya Radio Televizionu (GRT) has been mentioned in several reports by public institutions and media outlets, which have reported that the regional public broadcaster breaches ethical and…
- 16 October
AC to the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia: GRT should not be used to promote political interests
The Audiovisual Council (AC) warns the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia, founder of the regional public broadcaster Gagauziya Radio Televizionu (GRT), about “GRT’s missteps in the parliamentary election campaign.” According to…
- 13 October
CCIA Report: Corruption and lack of transparency continue to undermine press freedom in the Republic of Moldova
Mihaela Ciobanu Although the Republic of Moldova has made some progress in establishing the legal framework necessary to support press freedom, these measures remain insufficient in practice due to their…
- 10 October
AC has completed its analysis of election coverage: penalties totaling 68,000 lei, 6 warnings, and 4 public notifications
12 television stations were fined a total of 68,000 lei, six others were publicly warned, and four were notified of the need to comply with the law, i.e., they were…
- 4 October
A new study on global trends in the media: fewer independent public media institutions and more captured media
Mihaela Ciobanu Globally, independent public media institutions are increasingly hard to find, while captured media is on the rise, and the United States—long seen as a bastion of editorial independence—is…
- Sep- 2025 -30 September
International observers after the elections: Moldova’s media oscillates between pluralism and political partisanship, while online media gains ground
Mihaela Ciobanu International observers note that during the election campaign, the media in the Republic of Moldova gave visibility to the candidates, but often through biased and politically influenced coverage.…
- 29 September
ENEMO preliminary findings on parliamentary elections: “Moldova’s media sector is pluralistic in form, but fragile in practice”
Mihaela Ciobanu The parliamentary elections on September 28 took place in a polarized climate, marked by disinformation campaigns and external involvement, according to the preliminary findings of the mission of…
