Propaganda, false narratives, misinformation – the harmful effects of Kremlin influence in North Macedonia, Primer of media articles

For democracy to be sustainable and functional, it is necessary not only inclusive and active citizenship but also a well-informed public, which enables quality decision-making based on knowledge. In contrast, freedoms of expression and the media are threatened by a wave of disinformation that is part of populist authoritarian propaganda from domestic and foreign sources. […]

Facts, persistence and consistency are the most important weapons in the fight against vaccine misinformation

In the period June 2021 to February 2022, the team of the portal for public accountability, transparency and fact-checking, Truthmeter, with the support of Meta and Portalb, the other two portals by the Foundation for Internet and Society, Metamorphosis, worked on a project entitled “Rapid Response to Vaccine Misinformation”, assisted by the Balkan Fund for […]

A Mini-Guide to Conspiracy Theories

The publication “A Mini-Guide to Conspiracy Theories” builds on the Handbook for Informal Media Literacy Education “Critical Thinking to Exposing Misinformation” previously published as part of the Metamorphosis Foundation’s Critical Thinking for Mediawise Citizens project implemented by the Metamorphosis Foundation and Eurothink with the support of the European Union. The handbook serves as a key […]

Info Pack – Media Literacy on Social Media

The info package was created by the NGO Calidus with the support from Metamorphosis and TechSoup Europe. The info package contains basic information related to media literacy as well as examples of lesson plans that can be used by the teaching staff (teachers) as a tool during media literacy classes.

Five Key Characteristics of Good Governance

What is good governance? What are the five key characteristics of good governance? Good governance refers to a government system which produces results that meet the needs of the society by making the best use of the available resources. Find out more in this document.

5 things you need to know about open data

Do you know what open data is? What are the benefits of opening the data of state institutions? Open data is data published in a computer-processable format that can be freely used, reused, and redistributed by anyone, without limitation. Publishing open data brings multiple benefits to society as a whole. FInd out more in this […]

Regional roadmap on good governance for the Western Balkans countries

Between December 2018 and March 2019, the consortium of 6 regional countries as well as the Westminster Foundation for Democracy developed the Regional Openness Index, which served as an indicator regarding the measuring of the level of transparency of governments and ministries of the Western Balkans countries as well as availability of information to citizens. […]

Roadmap on good governance for state institutions in the Republic of North Macedonia – 2019

Openness represents a key condition for democracy – since it allows citizens to receive information and knowledge necessary for equal participation in political life, effective decision making and holding institutions accountable for policies which they conduct. Institutions worldwide undertake specific activities with the aim to enhance their transparency and accountability before the citizens. The Roadmap […]

Published: Media monitoring – Analysis of media content related to good governance

As part of the Accountability, Technology and Institutional Openness Network in South East Europe – ACTION SEE project, the partner consortium composed of 6 countries from the region and the Westminster Foundation, worked on the drafting of the Media monitoring – Analysis of media content related to good governance, for each of the 6 countries […]

The Regional Roadmap on good governance for the Western Balkans countries has been published

Between July and December 2018, the consortium of 6 regional countries as well as the Westminster Foundation for Democracy developed the Regional Openness Index, which served as an indicator regarding the measuring of the level of transparency of governments and ministries of the Western Balkans countries as well as availability of information to citizens. The […]