Media freedom remains a problem in many Balkan states, with journalists working in highly polarised political environments and encountering threats from criminal groups, says Reporters Without Borders’ 2022 World Press Freedom Index. The 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Index, which assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories, highlights the disastrous effects of news and information chaos – the effects of a globalised and unregulated online information space that encourages fake news and propaganda. States such as Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Kosovo, and Serbia rose in the watchdog’s rankings – although it continued to highlight shortcomings in all Balkan countries. Read more here.
Source: Reporters Without Borders / Balkan Insight