Activities
Media freedom
The OSCE observes relevant media developments in its participating States with a view to addressing and providing early warning on violations of freedom of expression. Free and well-developed media are a cornerstone for working civil societies.
The OSCE provides training for journalists and technicians, is instrumental in setting up radio stations and is monitoring the freedom of information on the Internet.
OSCE Institutions active in improving media freedom:
Features
Police and media: partners, not opponents
In a series of workshops offered by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, police officers and journalists from all across the country learn to break the ice at crime scenes and improve their co-operation with respect to serious and sensitive crimes.
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Improving press coverage of municipal affairs in Serbia
In a series of training seminars on access to information organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia together with the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, municipal press officers and journalists learned to interact more effectively.
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OSCE encourages creation of media self-regulation mechanisms in Albania
The OSCE Presence in Albania is helping the media to establish a national self-regulatory organization that will allow them to uphold ethical standards while also strengthening their collective voice.
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Asia-Plus, the first independent radio in the Tajik capital Dushanbe, went on the air in September 2002 with OSCE support. (Lubomir Kotek/OSCE)