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OSCE and European Broadcasting Union train Albania’s RTSH journalists on online media and social networks
Publishing date: 6 November 2017
An intensive training course on online media and the use of social networks was held by the OSCE Presence in Albania in close co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for 15 journalists and editors of the Albanian public broadcaster, RTSH, from 31 October to 2 November at the premises of RTSH in Tirana.
OSCE organizes regional exchange visits for Albanian public broadcaster
Publishing date: 13 December 2016
On 13 December 2016, Albanian public broadcaster senior managers’ concluded a three-day study visit to Slovenia’s public broadcaster, organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as part of their efforts to assist the Albanian Radio and Television (RTSH) transformation into a real public broadcaster...
Media issues in Albania discussed at second annual Media Development Forum organized by OSCE Presence
Publishing date: 22 November 2016
Journalists, parliamentarians, media association representatives and experts discussed the key issues concerning Albanian media at the second Media Development Forum on 22 November 2016 in Tirana...
Albanian public broadcaster presents statute and editorial guidelines drafted with OSCE Presence and European Broadcasting Union assistance
Publishing date: 18 November 2016
The Albanian public broadcaster held on 18 November 2016 a consultation meeting on the new draft statute with the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Media, the Audio-Visual Media Authority, media organizations and academia. A final draft of the first ever editorial guidelines for the Albanian public broadcaster was also presented at the meeting, before undergoing a final vote by the Albanian Radio Television’s Steering Board...
OSCE Presence, EBU organize strategic workshop on Albania’s public broadcaster
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in close co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), organized on 15 September 2016 a strategic workshop of the Steering Board and senior management of Albanian Public Radio and Television (RTSH), to share ideas on transforming the RTSH into a true public service broadcaster...
OSCE Presence, European Broadcasting Union join forces to help transform Albania’s public broadcaster
Publishing date: 9 June 2015
The OSCE Presence in Albania Presence, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Albanian Radio and Television (RTSH) signed a memorandum of understanding on 9 June 2015 on future joint activities aimed at supporting the transformation of Albania’s public broadcaster into an independent, professional and sustainable public broadcaster...
OSCE Representative urges progress on public service broadcasting reform and safeguarding media pluralism in Albania
Publishing date: 12 May 2015
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
TIRANA, 12 May 2015 – Ending a two-day visit to Tirana, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today stressed the need to use the current momentum for public service broadcaster reform in Albania. During the visit she also addressed media pluralism and media concentration, especially during the process of digitalization, independence of the broadcast regulator, journalists’ labour rights and Internet freedom...