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OSCE Media Freedom Representative concludes regional Safety of Journalists event, discusses ongoing media freedom reforms during Montenegro visit
Publishing date: 10 May 2024
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
PODGORICA, 10 May 2024 – Teresa Ribeiro, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), concluded her official visit to Montenegro. During her visit, Ribeiro engaged in constructive discussions with high-level officials, including President Jakov Milatović, Speaker of Parliament Andrija Mandić, Minister of Foreign Affairs Filip Ivanović, Minister of Culture and Media Tamara Vujović, Minister of Interior Danilo Šaranović and Supreme State Prosecutor Milorad Marković. The Representative also had productive exchanges with Director of the Agency for Electronic Media Sunčica Bakić, Ombudsperson of Montenegro Siniša Bjeković, and investigative journalist Olivera Lakić, as well as several other journalists and civil society representatives.
Media literacy among citizens of Montenegro can improve, education is key, shows OSCE-supported survey
Publishing date: 18 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
There is nearly unanimous consensus among citizens of Montenegro (92 per cent) that media literacy is of great importance. However, 62 per cent of respondents rate the media literacy of Montenegrin citizens as poor, and understanding the internet and social networks appear to be at an insufficient level. Education is widely recognized as a key measure to improve media literacy. These are some of the key findings of public opinion research...
OSCE Mission congratulates 23 January- Day of Journalists of Montenegro
Publishing date: 23 January 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
In congratulating journalists in Montenegro, Dominique Waag, Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro noted that 23 January reminds us of the vital part journalists play as fact-checkers and guardians of verified information in democratic societies.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro works with journalism students on how to report on all forms of violence against women and presents newest research on how media report on it
Publishing date: 24 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Gender equality, Media freedom and development
How to investigate and report on gender-based violence with a victim-centred approach, was the focus of a training course the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized for students from the Media Studies and Journalism Department of the Faculty of Political Science on 23 November.
Intercultural dialogue and professional reporting for young journalists focus of OSCE-supported workshop
Publishing date: 14 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development, Youth
From 10 to 12 November, a training course on intercultural dialogue and professional reporting standards gathered in Budva 14 young journalists from both prominent media outlets and youth magazines, as well as youth interested in journalism, from across Montenegro. The event was organized by the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Local Branch Office in Montenegro, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Protector of Human Rights and freedom Office and organization of regional conference of ombudspersons
Publishing date: 28 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
Ombudsperson offices have been playing a critical role in enforcing a better respect of human rights, international conventions and democratic values in the region, their landmark being the trust of citizens. This was one of the conclusions of a regional conference organized on the occasion of 20 years of existence of the institution of the Montenegrin Ombudsman, with the support of the OSCE Mission.
Montenegro’s national public broadcaster RTCG presents its two strategies developed with OSCE support
Publishing date: 5 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
In support of an ongoing transformation of the national public service broadcaster – Radio Television Montenegro (RTCG), the OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported the development of the RTCG’s Development Strategy and Digital Transformation Strategy for the period 2023-2027, presented on 5 May in Podgorica.