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Data Leaks and Ship Tracking: BIRN’s 10th Summer School Begins
The 10th edition of the BIRN Summer School of Investigative Journalism kicked off on Monday in the Montenegrin coastal town of Herceg Novi.
The weeklong summer school brings together journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and the United States.
Albania TV Channels Sell ‘News’ Spots During Elections
TV channels in Albania have declared their latest election campaign pricelists, with a number of them offering spots for paid appearances on editorial programmes, despite the electoral code explicitly banning broadcasters from running election propaganda as news content.
Rare Woman Composer Hits Top Note in Kosovo
She may have reached the grand age of 74, but musical virtuoso Pranvera Badivuku - only the second Kosovo Albanian woman to become a composer in Kosovo - is still full of ideas.
BIRN Journalist Vilified as ‘Traitor’ in Twitter Video
Slobodan Georgiev. Photo: Belgrade Media Centre.
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network called on the Serbian police and prosecution on Thursday to take action after BIRN Serbia editor Slobodan Georgiev was vilified in an online video.
Croatian Journalists Mourn Veteran Photographer Hrvoje Polan
"Suddenly, at the age of 48, the photojournalist Hrvoje Polan has left us. For nearly three decades, Hrvoje has been dealing with news and documentary photography," the Croatian Journalists' Association announced on Monday.
Polan worked for numerous newspapers and agencies, from satirical Croatian weekly magazine Feral Tribune to Reuters, before going freelance.
PM Dancila says ARC camps connect children from Romanian communities everywhere to Romania
ARC camps are a means of connecting children and young people from Romanian communities everywhere to what Romania means, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila told the launch on Tuesday of a new edition of this programme.
Bulgaria's Ministry of Culture joins European Network for Literature and Books Traduki
Bulgaria's Ministry of Culture will join the European Network for Literature and Books Traduki. The Ministry of Culture will sign an annex to the project's framework agreement for the period January 1, 2019- December 31, 2020, writes the Bulgarian National Radio.
International conference on topic of news agencies vs. 'fake news' taking place in Tirana
Tirana, Dec 3 /Agerpres/ - Today, fake news is no longer a phenomenon but a true communication strategy in the hands of a few people or groups which try to use the 'fourth power' for purposes often hostile, said the General Director of the Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), Armela Krasniqi, on Sunday, at the opening of the international conference on the topic of "News Agencies
Golden Stag trophy goes to Inis Neziri of Albania
The EUR 25k trophy of the Golden Stag International Festival was won by Inis Neziri of Albania, and it was handed by Luminita Dobrescu, the first singer of Romania who grabbed this trophy back in 1969, at the second edition of the festival.
The 1st Prize of the contest was won by Olivier Kaye (Belgium) and was handed by Gabriel Garko, a special guest of the festival.
Golden Stag: Remarkable performance by James Blunt, Horia Brenciu & HB Orchestra and Delia
Over 5,500 people have participated in the Sfatului Square of Brasov in the third night of the Golden Stag International Festival that was the witness of a remarkable sold-out performance by James Blunt, Horia Brenciu & HB Orchestra and Delia.
Smaranda Vornicu: There is great interest in 'Cerbul de Aur'; some evenings are sold-out
Director of the 2018 Cerbul de Aur (The Golden Stag) Competitive International Music Festival Smaranda Vornicu said on Tuesday that there is a great public interest in this event, which will take place in Brasov August 29 - September 1, adding that some evenings are sold out.
Journalist says he was attacked in restaurant
Cvetkovic showed a video to Beta agency showing the police lead away a person he said had previously attacked and insulted him.
Albanian Actors Denounce Govt Plans For Theatre
Albania's government has come under fresh fire over a proposed law that will transfer the public property currently occupied by the National Theatre to a construction company, Fusha sh.p.k., in exchange for it erecting a new theatre building.
Three Balkan Countries Eye Eurovision Crown
Albania, Bulgaria and Serbia will be among the 26 contenders in the Grand Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest that takes place this Saturday in Lisbon, Portugal.
Albania is represented by the love song "Mall", sung by Eugent Bushpepa, who describes himself as a "creative professional".
Campaign to improve working conditions of journalists
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) said in a press release, that this state of affairs was documented by the European Commissions Enlargement package 2018 published in April 2018.