Community updates

Chronological news digests

2021-04-09

Serbian freelancers protest new taxation law that threatens to push thousands into poverty

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalvoices.org/ ... |

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South-Eastern Europe

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Profit / Income Tax - Other Taxes / Levies / Fees
Salaries - Wages - Benefits - Earnings
Freelancers / Stringers

2020-08-27

Disinformation about Belarus spreads in the Balkans via online portals and social media

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalvoices.org/ ... |

Belarus, Macedonia, North, Russia, Serbia

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CIS, Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe

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Asia / Europe, Europe

Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars

2020-01-21

Balkan Investigative Reporting Desk (BIRD): New platform launches to support investigative journalists in south-eastern Europe

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.journalism.co ... |

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, North, Romania, Serbia

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Central Europe, European Union (=28), European Union - new (=13), South-Eastern Europe

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Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Investigative / Watchdog Journalism - Accountability Reporting - Covering Corruption - Transparency - Whistleblowers

2019-09-20

Serbian journalists expose a ruling party bot application used to manipulate readers’ comments on media websites: Deceiving readers by pretending to represent 'neutral' majority opinions

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalvoices.org/ ... |

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South-Eastern Europe

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Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
Editorials / Columns / Opinion / Comments / Annotations / Trolling / Letters to the Editor
Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars
Manipulating Public Opinion - Spin

2019-08-29

Contrary to Serbian government's claims, fact-checking initiative shows that journalists are far from being ‘all safe’

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalvoices.org/ ... |

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South-Eastern Europe

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Protection and Safety of Journalists
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2019-05-23

Russian website attempts to impersonate established news outlet covering the Balkans

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalvoices.org/ ... |

Macedonia, North, Russia, Serbia

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CIS, Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe

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Asia / Europe, Europe

Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News