News
- Oct- 2023 -24 October
Internews study // Local media, more transparent in terms of ultimate beneficiaries, but with big problems regarding the transparency of funding sources
In the case of local media outlets, transparency of ownership is not as significant a problem as in the case of national ones. For the most active local newsrooms, founders,…
- 23 October
Six TV stations fined by the BC for violations in the coverage of the election campaign
The Broadcasting Council (BC) sanctioned six media service providers with fines of 31,000 MDL total for deviations from the Electoral Code. The BC announces that the violations were found after…
- 18 October
Internews study // Audience measurement and lack of human resources – the biggest challenges for local media outlets in Moldova
Audience measurement, financial challenges and lack of human resources remain among the biggest problems faced by local media, especially in the audiovisual sector. Conclusions come from the national study of…
- 16 October
TV stations Primul în Moldova and Familia lose their licenses
The Broadcasting Council (BC) decided not to extend the broadcasting licenses of TV stations Primul în Moldova and Familia, following several violations, including their programming concepts. The decision was made…
- 13 October
Internews study: Moldova has satisfactory local media coverage, with 68 active regional outlets
In Moldova there are 113 local and regional media outlets, of which only 68 are active, and most of them are located in urban areas, while two radio outlets are…
- 13 October
CPJ: The media face major risks in the conflict in Israel. At least 10 journalists have been killed
In the conflict between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has had a devastating impact on the region, journalists have become an extremely vulnerable category, warns the Committee…
- 5 October
A decision of the Commission for Exceptional Situations intended to block online sources “used in information warfare”. What it entails
A decision of October 4 of the Commission for Exceptional Situations (CES) provides for creating a list of websites that can be blocked for promoting content that might affect the…
- 5 October
Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshina, reported missing while heading to occupied eastern Ukraine
Victoria Roshina, a 26-year-old Ukrainian journalist, went missing while preparing a report to be made in eastern Ukraine, the temporarily occupied territory. The Daily Beast reported on her disappearance, citing…
- 4 October
Cătălin Țepelin forced to quit the leadership of Gazeta Sporturilor. “They were trying to violate the principles of independent press”
Cătălin Țepelin left the newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor (GSP) after the outlets Gazeta and Libertatea officially complained to the Swiss-Bulgarian management of the Ringier trust about pressure in the case of…
- Sep- 2023 -29 September
RISE Moldova definitively won the case initiated by Eduard Tviordohleb for alleged defamation
After two years of trial, the Supreme Court of Justice delivered its final verdict on September 20 in the case concerning the complaint filed by businessman Eduard Tviordohleb against RISE…
