7/07/2015
KCSS Researcher, Donika Emini has attended the seminar on: "The Role of the Media and Status of Media Freedom in Contemporary Balkans” organized as part of the Regional Academy for Democracy: Building Democratic Institutions. The conference took place in Ohrid, Macedonia from 2 -5 of July 2015.
The Regional Academy for Democracy (RAD) aims to contribute to regional cooperation in the Western Balkans in the fields of democracy, human rights, justice and institution building, through building the capacities of next-generation political leadership and facilitating their mutual understanding and cooperation. The seminar gathered 50 political leaders from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia (7 per countries per year) in a joint experience of extensive learning and exchange.
This seminar has included lectures from the Dean of the RAD Mr. Pierre Mirel, discussions on the changing role of the media in the 21st century; Role of public service broadcasters; Freedom of expression and media governance; Investigative journalism and the role of the media in fighting corruption; Global media in local settings; Internet use and the emergence of new media. The seminar also included a study trip in the TVM television in Ohrid, and Role-play: “European Commission Visit to the country of Malboseko”, regarding media freedoms, facilitated by and introduced to: Pierre Mirel.
