Coalition of Information and Media Users in South East Europe

To reduce the impact of disinformation, civil society organizations across the region 🇧🇦🇦🇱🇲🇪🇽🇰🇷🇸🇲🇰 work to strengthen media literacy among old and young.

Fighting a Flood of Disinformation in the Western Balkans - CIMUSEE To reduce the impact of disinformation, civil society organizations across the region work to strengthen media literacy among old and young. By: Hilma Unkić No matter where in the Western Balkans you live, you are exposed to large volumes of disinformation that may shape your attitudes towards heal...

The government of 🇧🇦 entity Republika Srpska adopted a Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code which introduces new criminal offenses against honour and reputation. If the draft law is passed, it will represent a very significant setback for in the country, for journalism in particular.

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New “red line”: Law against freedom of expression in Republika Srpska - CIMUSEE On 2 March, the government of Bosnia’s entity Republika Srpska (RS) adopted a Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of the RS which introduces new criminal offenses against honour and reputation. The new criminal offenses of insult and defamation would be punishable with fines of up to 80,0...

Mirza Ajnadžić, journalist and filmmaker from Sarajevo 🇧🇦, recommends 6️⃣ must-watch 🎥 documentaries 🎥 from the Western Balkans on media and journalism.

Regional documentaries on media and journalism you must watch: What makes a good documentary? - CIMUSEE Film theoretician Bill Nichols wrote of six types of documentaries—poetic, expository, reflexive, observational, performative, and participatory—each with distinctive characteristics. It is about the way you tell your story. By: Mirza Ajnadžić A poetic documentary speaks mainly in visuals, wit...

The Handbook explores the surprising fact that debunking myths can sometimes reinforce the myth in peoples’ minds. It distills the most important research findings and current expert advice about debunking misinformation 🧐 and looks at a key element to successful debunking: providing an alternative explanation.

Originally published by Skeptical Science, The Debunking Handbook has recently been translated by Transitions Online and SEENPM in and versions.

The Debunking Handbook now available in Macedonian and Albanian - CIMUSEE Originally published by ScepticalScience.com, The Debunking Handbook has recently been translated by Transitions and SEENPM in Macedonian and Albanian versions. Since first being published in 2011, The Debunking Handbook, a guide to debunking misinformation, has been translated into 18 languages. Th...

➡️ State Media Monitor is the world's state media database.
♨️ Under the supervision of Center for Media, Data and Society - CMDS Director Marius Dragomir, since 2004, overall a team of 625 researchers have participated in collecting data for the most complete state media database ever built.
🌎 A project of CMDS and the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) in Spain, the database contains information on 546 state-administered media companies in 151 countries.

State Media Monitor - The World's State Media Database - SEENPM State Media Monitor is the world’s state media database, the most complete state media database ever built. Available through the website Statemediamonitor.com, the database contains information on 546 state-administered media companies in 151 countries. The State Media Monitor offers data on stat...

➡️ Independent journalism is under threat. Laugh through the pain.
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Media portrayal of women - by KOSOVO 2.0 within project

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➡️ There is a high awareness among citizens in the that women are exposed to specific, additional pressures because they are women and that they need more support from the state institutions.
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➡️ Why citizens in the distrust the media?
➡️ Among the main reasons for distrust, citizens in the Western Balkans perceived political influence and spreading
and .
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➡️ Most of the controversial content in social media in 🇽🇰 is not textual but is in video format instead, without the possibility of being automatically identified as or . 👇

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[Infographics] Hate and Propaganda Media and Narratives in Kosovo - CIMUSEE The infographic featured here presents findings of the research on hate and propaganda models of media and communication and findings of the research on hate narratives in Kosovo. The publications are the result of research conducted in 2020 in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, ...

➡️ When asked about the reasons for trust in the media, citizens in the most often indicate accuracy,
impartiality and fair reporting.
➡️ Interestingly, one of the reasons for trust frequently selected by the respondents was publishing the latest news and
information.
➡️ Other reasons involve the opportunity for user comments, promotion of values, ideas and views that correspond to their stands, etc.
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➡️ Investigative reporting outlets are the second most trusted source of information on the level of the WesternBalkan region, although there are large differences between countries.
➡️ Investigative reporting outlets are selected as the first choice significantly more often in (16%) compared to the
region.
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The audience in 🇷🇸 is divided when it comes to in the such as , , , or news sources to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. While 51% of respondents tend to trust the media, 48% don’t. 💻📻📺

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[Infographics] Hate and Propaganda Media and Narratives in Serbia - CIMUSEE The infographics featured here present findings of the research on hate and propaganda models of media and communication and findings of the research on hate narratives and on media trust in Serbia. The publications are the result of research conducted in 2020 in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, K...

➡️ Trust in the public service broadcaster varies across the Western Balkan region, being the highest in and the lowest in and .
➡️ In some countries of the region, there is a clear division of trust-distrust in the public service broadcaster indicative of an
ethnic and/or political divide.
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➡️ Read the report on in the Western Balkans, produced within project: https://bit.ly/3uO4cbC