The Macedonian Media Reality: When Half the Country Becomes a News Desert
More than half of the municipalities in the country do not have a local media outlet of their own. According to the data in the analysis, five of them are not covered by regional traditional media either. Author: Igor K. Ilievski Just before reaching Kriva Palanka, the car radio lost its signal. Radio signals do […]
News by Word of Mouth: Life Without Local Media in Serbia
In Serbia, the number of registered media outlets does not necessarily translate into access to local news. As residents increasingly rely on social media and word of mouth, matters of public interest are left without sustained journalistic scrutiny. Author: Sanja Đorđević There is no local newsroom in Veliko Gradište that covers the town’s daily life. […]