Recommendations For Joint Action For Building Societal Resilience Towards Malign Influences Of Disinformation

As a result of the research process and the data analysis within the activities in the fight against disinformation, supplemented through the process of open consultations between the Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society, the Council of Media Ethics of Macedonia (SEMM), the Association of Journalists of Macedonia, the Independent Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM), the Institute for Media and Analytics (IMA), the NGO Infocenter, the Media Development Center (MDC), the Citizens’ Association MOST, the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities – Skopje, CIVIL – Center for Freedom and a number of experts and representatives of the stakeholders from the civil, public and private sectors, the initial group of organizations proposes the following recommendations as a basis for joint social action in order to solve this social problem.

 

STATE FUNDING IN NORTH MACEDONIA: MAKING THE SYSTEM FAIRER, STRONGER, AND MORE TRANSPARENT

This policy document builds on the findings of an in-depth study on paid political advertising during the 2024 parliamentary elections.[1] It aims to identify sustainable and realistic, long-term solutions to improve the system of political financing in the country. And, whilst we have focused on the use of indirect state funding through media – inclusive […]

Towards Inclusive Internet Portals and Election Advertising in North Macedonia

This Policy document is based on findings from the research that explored the 2024 Parliamentary elections in North Macedonia from a social inclusion perspective, with a particular focus on persons with disabilities and ethnic communities. Persons with disabilities were considered within a socio-economic conceptual stream, as a multiply vulnerable group, socially and politically deprived due […]

BRIDGING THE GENDER GAP: STRENGTHENING WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION IN POLITICAL ADVERTISING AND COVERAGE ON INTERNET PORTALS IN NORTH MACEDONIA

This policy document builds on the findings of IFES North Macedonia in-depth study on paid political advertising during the 2024 parliamentary elections. It aims to identify sustainable, long-term solutions to improve the inclusion and representation of women and gender issues in internet portals. The in-depth study noted that in the short term some practical improvements […]