Media, Journalism, and the Third Wave of Democratization in Former Communist Countries

Groß, Peter

doi:10.1017/9781108752466.004

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“…control of the key media, whether directly or indirectly. 8 Serbia affords an example of direct control, with Izabela Kisić reporting in 2015 that "the government still owns many media outlets, including influential, high-circulation dailies such as Politika or Večernje Novosti." 9 Slovenia, during the first prime ministership of Janez Janša (between December 3, 2004 and November 21, 2008), affords an example of indirect control or, more accurately, political influence.…”

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A Socio-political Overview of Post-socialist Southeastern Europe Today

2020

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According to Freedom House, those southeast European states which have joined the European Union are "free" while the rest are "partly free. " For ordinary citizens, the most important issues are corruption, unemployment, and poverty. There is an approximate correlation between Freedom House's assessments of democratic attainment and local perceptions of corruption: the more corrupt the country, the less democratic it is likely to be. The media are crucial players in politics, but have sometimes been corrupted by special interests or by the politicians themselves. Overall, taking into account also tolerance, levels of gender equality, and poverty, among other factors, Slovenia is doing the best in the region, while Kosovo remains in last place.

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