The news website reports that Kosovo has been ranked 75th in the annual press freedom index by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The report notes that “the political situation in Kosovo became increasingly tense and unstable in 2018 as a result of neighbouring Serbia’s rapprochement with the European Union, which left Kosovo’s government isolated diplomatically. The government’s lack of transparency on the issue of Europe elicited strong reactions from the Kosovar public and journalists. Certain media outlets that had been sidelined did not hesitate to criticise the nationalist policies of President Hashim Thaci and his Democratic Party of Kosovo, while the government accused critical journalists of being ‘traitors’ or ‘Serbian sympathisers’. Kosovo’s ethnic divisions are the source of very disturbing problems for journalists who are members of the Serbian minority. This community’s media outlets are often the targets of verbal attacks, cyber harassment and campaigns by pro-government media … The media landscape in Kosovo at least on first sight is relatively pluralist and many media have owners without direct political ties, which results in different editorial policies and opinions”.
Kosovo ranked 75th in RSF press freedom index (Indeksonline)
- Published: 5 years ago on 18/04/2019
- By: OSCPA F
- Last Modified: April 18, 2019 @ 10:20 am
- Filed Under: Articles from Kosovo media