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NTV Moldova Fined 18 000 Lei and Publicly Warned Twice, Including for the May 9 Reports

The Broadcasting Council (BC) fined NTV Moldova 18 000 lei and twice publicly warned the TV channel at the meeting of June 3, including for inaccuracies in the reports on…

The Parliament Votes Amendments on Countering Audiovisual Misinformation in the Final Reading. Opinions

The deputies voted the amendments to the Code of Audiovisual Media Services aimed at countering misinformation in the final reading. These include prohibiting the rebroadcast of programs from the countries…

The BC Sanctions Four TV Channels for Insufficiency of Local Products and Broadcasts in Romanian

The Broadcasting Council fined four TV channels for breaching the provisions on broadcasting quotas for local audiovisual programs and broadcasts in Romanian. The decision was taken at the meeting on…

The Ombudsman Reacts to the Restriction of Journalists’ Access to the Court Where the Case of Igor Dodon Was Examined

Ombudsman Ceslav Panico has expressed concern about restricting journalists’ access to the Chisinau Court, Ciocana Sector, on May 26, where the case of Igor Dodon, ex-President of the Republic of…

A Journalist from the Nokta Portal Complains to the Police After an Employee of Comrat Mayor’s Office Posted a Comment Qualified as a Threat by the Media Institution

Journalist Mihail Sirkeli from the Nokta portal in the autonomy of Gagauzia filed a complaint against an employee of Comrat Mayor’s Office to the Police on Tuesday, May 24, according…

Primul in Moldova Fined 7 000 Lei for Unilateral Presentation of a Contradictory Issue

The Broadcasting Council (BC) fined Primul in Moldova TV channel 7 000 lei for covering a topic with accusations from the Socialist Party (PSRM) representatives without presenting a reaction from…

RTR Moldova Fined 13 000 Lei for Misinformation Regarding the Prohibition of Celebrating the Victory Day

The Broadcasting Council (BC) fined RTR Moldova 13 000 lei for breaching the rules of correct information in “Novoe Utro!” (“A New Morning!” in Russian), a morning entertainment program dated…

The NAC’s Expert Review of the Draft Law on Combating Misinformation. Gaps Identified by the Institution

The anti-misinformation draft law could achieve its purposes, but some suggestions have to be revised, according to the National Anticorruption Center (NAC). The drawbacks identified by the institution include the…

The BC Sanctions Several TV Channels for Insufficient Amount of Local Products and Products in Romanian

The BC sanctioned eight TV channels for breaching the obligation to provide the amount of local broadcasting programs, including in Romanian, stipulated by the legislation. Seven of them were publicly…

The BC Sanctions Jurnal TV and Pro TV Chisinau for Breaching the Rules on Providing Correct Information on the Topic of the War in Ukraine

The Broadcasting Council (BC) fined Jurnal TV 5 000 lei and issued three public warnings, and PRO TV Chisinau received one public warning for breaching the rules on providing correct…