Political Esotericism—A Lucrative Business Model
By Wolfgang Ressmann Against the backdrop of internet-based opinion bubbles, the post-truth era...
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Category: MEDIA
The most dangerous lie on social media isn’t a lie at all
Social media doesn’t have to lie to us to distort our reality
By Nikola Spasov Much has been written about the negative impact of social media. We hear about...
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Mika Beuster (BJV) for CIVIL MEDIA: Russia seeks to isolate and intimidate journalists – we must STAND TOGETHER
Following a seven-day visit to Ukraine, the president of the German Journalists’ Association speaks about a letter from the Russian Embassy, the resilience of Ukrainian society, the courage of journalists working under war conditions, and why the PRESS marking can become a target rather than protection.
After seven days in Ukraine as part of the Media Dialogue 2026 mission, Mika Beuster, journalist...
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Old reflexes for a new reality: Journalism ethics and artificial intelligence – the case of North Macedonia
The new Journalists’ Code in North Macedonia addresses AI with good intentions, but fails to distinguish between manipulation, automation, editorial assistance and responsible newsroom use.
This is not a marginal or purely local debate. Around the world, artificial intelligence is...
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An era of change: AI, newsrooms, and the future of public trust
In the age of AI, journalism will not survive by refusing change, but by proving that responsibility, verification, and integrity can evolve with technology. The presence of AI is actually exposing whether editorial ethics existed in the first place.
By Xhabir Deralla As someone who entered journalism under a communist regime in which a journalist...
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The Illusion of Freedom
Beyond the Press Freedom Index and World Press Freedom Day: a firsthand account of how media freedom is suffocated in real time
By Xhabir Deralla What the 2026 Index by Reporters Without Borders ultimately reveals is not...
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Algorithmic Suppression: When information isn’t removed, but simply made unseen
You are not being censored—you are being made invisible
By Xhabir Deralla Have you noticed a sudden plunge in the visibility of your personal or...
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Support is not charity. It is an act of solidarity in defending democracy.
“Democracy is under attack” has become a familiar assessment in recent years. Yet in most...
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The dominance of Russian propaganda: How Putin’s statements are treated by part of the Macedonian media
Unfortunately, four years after the start of Russia’s aggression, the uncritical transmission of statements by Putin and other senior Russian officials continues to provide fertile ground for the spread of Russian propaganda narratives in parts of the Macedonian media landscape.
By Dragan Mishev Drawing on the work of the CIVIL Hybrid Threats Monitoring Team (CHTM) Just one...
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CIVIL: Verdict Against Journalist Naser Selmani Signals a Dangerous Practice and Threat to Freedom of Expression
PRESS RELEASE | Skopje, February 17, 2026 CIVIL – Center for Freedom expresses serious concern...
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(LOCAL ELECTIONS 2025) The voices of hate that humiliated democracy: Sexism, ethnic divisions and nationalism
Ahead of the Local Elections 2025, North Macedonia faced a serious wave of hate speech, ethnic and...
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Repeatedly amplify Peskov’s statements – a pattern in parts of the Macedonian media landscape
The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has reappeared on the pages of that part of the Macedonian...
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