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- Dec- 2023 -14 December
RSF: The Number of Journalists Killed or Arrested This Year Decreases Worldwide, Despite the Massacre in the Gaza Strip
The number of journalists killed worldwide in connection with their professional work has reached the lowest level since 2002, as 45 deaths were registered by December 1, 2023. This decrease occurs despite the conflict…
- 13 December
Online Harassment of Journalists in the Republic of Moldova: An Expanding Phenomenon
In the recent years, the phenomenon of online harassment (cyberbullying) of journalists has reached an alarming level in the Republic of Moldova, and this fact causes serious consequences for the…
- 11 December
The Access to Information Index for 2023 notes legislative progress, but also issues related to transparency and response to requests
The adoption of the new law on access to information of public interest marks the most important change in the legislation on transparency of public institutions in the Republic of…
- 5 December
Print Media Outlets Criticize the Decision to Increase the Newspaper Distribution Tariff. Posta Moldovei’s Reaction
The representatives of several media outlets publishing printed newspapers expressed their dissatisfaction after the cost of distributing editions was raised 3.4 times compared to the 2023 tariff, which has a critical…
- 4 December
EU Ambassador to Moldova at the Mass Media Forum: Disproportionate Restriction of Freedom of Expression during the State of Emergency Should Be Avoided
Suspending the licenses of several TV channels during the state of emergency remains a concern “which could threaten the freedom of the press and citizens’ trust,” Ambassador Jānis Mažeiks, Head…
- Nov- 2023 -28 November
At Least 57 Journalists Lost Their Lives in the Israel-Gaza War
The first month of the war between Israel and Gaza is currently regarded as the “deadliest month” for the press since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) started documenting journalists’…
- 27 November
The Ministry of Culture Will Be in Charge of Coordinating Media Policies
The Ministry of Culture will assume the task of providing coordination of policies in the sphere of media. The decision to grant this power to the authority was taken at…
- 24 November
Jurnal TV Is Ordered to Disprove the Information Broadcast about the Businessman Corneliu Turcanu
The Jurnal TV channel was ordered by the court of original jurisdiction to disprove the information broadcast two years ago which concerned Corneliu Turcanu, a businessman active in the field of…
- 17 November
The BC Refuses to Prolong the Broadcasting License of the TV8 Channel
During the meeting of the Broadcasting Council (BC) held on November 17, the authority refused to prolong the TV8 channel’s broadcasting license for “non-compliance with the program concept.” Four of the…
- 15 November
RSF Announces Its Intention to Develop an Artificial Intelligence Tool for the Media
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), in cooperation with the General Information Press Alliance from France, have announced that they suggest developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool intended for journalists and aimed…
