Disinformation and Journalists’ Independence in the Western Balkans

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** Join us in championing ethical journalism at a public event in London on 19 June, 2024.
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Disinformation and Journalists’ Independence in the Western Balkans


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Wednesday 19 June, 2024

5:00 - 6:30PM


** WHERE
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14 Great College Street, Westminster, London

SW1P 3RX
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Join ARTICLE 19 for our event, "Disinformation and Journalists’ Independence in the Western Balkans," as part of the #CheckitFirst campaign ([link removed]) at the Centre for European Reform.

The #CheckitFirst campaign asked journalists to embrace ethical journalism and lead by example. It aimed to improve the accuracy of news in the region through capacity-building and educational materials. It encourages journalists to resist biased reporting and follow ethical standards.

In March 2024, we launched the #CheckitFirst ([link removed]) campaign, which aims to advocate for ethical journalism across four countries in the Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia. It aims:
* To reduce the dissemination of disinformation across print and online media in the Western Balkans region.
* To raise journalists’ and media organisations’ awareness of how ethical journalism increases the value and quality of their work.
* To ask journalists and media houses in the four countries to re-endorse professional principles of ethical journalism.
* To boost media literacy among the public in the region and inform the general public of the responsibility the media bears in providing accurate and responsible information to their citizens.

To mark the launch of the campaign, the Ethical Journalism Awards invited journalists from the four countries to submit their best articles embodying ethical journalism principles for the chance to win a study visit to Belgium and the United Kingdom. After receiving 43 excellent applications, two rounds of jury experts from the region helped us in selecting four final winners, one from each country:
* Dragan Makismović ([link removed]) (BiH): Deutsche Welle
* Ivana Milosavljevic ([link removed]) (Serbia): Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia
* Djurdja Radulovic ([link removed]) (Montenegro): Center for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro
* Dardan Hoti ([link removed]) (Kosovo): Kosovo 2.0

The winners will travel to Brussels and London. Together with the EU Delegation, we are planning a public event on 19 June. Discussions will be geared towards media independence in the Western Balkans in the wake of disinformation, and we will also compare experiences from the Western Balkans with other European countries, including the UK.
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The agenda for the public event is as follows:
* 17:00 -17:15
Opening Remarks from the EU Ambassador and ARTICLE 19’s Executive Director Quinn McKew.
* 17:15 -18:00
Panel discussion with ARTICLE 19’s Ethical Journalism Award winners and an expert on media independence in the Western Balkans.

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This campaign is funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of ARTICLE 19 and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
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