News
- Feb- 2023 -8 February
SP Bălți gives up its print edition again
The Russian-language weekly SP Bălți stopped publishing its printed version again at the beginning of this year, after returning to paper in January 2021. The decision was made due to…
- 6 February
BC penalized REN Moldova with MDL 30,000 fines and a public warning
The Broadcasting Council sanctioned REN Moldova with fines totaling MDL 30,000 and issued a public warning for inappropriate placement of advertising in the main news bulletin, inconsistency between a show’s…
- Jan- 2023 -30 January
AC warned TVR Moldova for lack of ethnic minority opinion in a debate show
The Audiovisual Council decided to publicly warn TVR Moldova for violating the Audiovisual Media Services Code provision stating that news bulletins and debate shows discussing the issues of ethnic, religious…
- 25 January
Courts ping-pong the case of 6 TV channels suspended by ESC
The case of six TV channels suspended by the Emergency Situation Commission at the end of last year ended up in Chisinau Court of Appeal. Both institutions claim the case…
- 12 January
ISS qualifies information on Primul în Moldova and Accent TV’s effective beneficiaries as state secret
The Information and Security Service decided to qualify the identifying data of the actual beneficiaries of Primul în Moldova and Accent TV as state secret. This specification was provided by…
- 9 January
Facebook, Instagram, and Telegram Are Top Social Networks Preferred by Vulnerable Groups
A study published in December by the Independent Journalism Center was aimed at examining the vulnerable groups’ attitude towards media and social networks: their access to media products, the information…
- 6 January
The Romani Need More Information in Their Mother Tongue, According to the IJC Study
Approximately 30% of the Romani cannot find information in their mother tongue at all, 39% find it with difficulty, and only 22% of them affirm that they identify such information…
- 4 January
Study: Vulnerable Groups Treat Traditional Media with a Significant Distrust
Only 4% of young people and 5% of persons with disabilities have high or very high trust in the media, according to the study conducted by the Independent Journalism Center.…
- 3 January
9 TV Channels Fined 240 000 Lei by the BC for Breaching the Provisions Related to Local Programs
The Broadcasting Council decided to fine Moldova-2, RTR Moldova, PEH TV, N4, Cinema 1, ITV, Zona M, TVC 21, and TV-Gagauzia TV channels 240 000 lei for not broadcasting enough…
- Dec- 2022 -27 December
Elderly People and Persons with Disabilities Have a Limited Degree of Access to Information, the IJC Research Reveal
Elderly people and persons with disabilities have the lowest degree of access to media sources, according to the research published in mid-December by the Independent Journalism Center (IJC). The authors…
