Balkan Free Media Initiative
@bfmi.bsky.social
The BFMI is an Independent watchdog that monitors the media environment across the “new democracies” in the “old continent” for inaccuracy, bias and censorship.
Horizon Europe applications are skyrocketing. Surge in proposals coincides with rising use of generative AI tools. Proposals appear to have been written entirely by AI, raising new questions about authenticity, quality, and the shifting nature of academic competition.
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Horizon Europe applications are skyrocketing. Surge in proposals coincides with rising use of generative AI tools. Proposals appear to have been written entirely by AI, raising new questions about authenticity, quality, and the shifting nature of academic competition.
🎯 Registrations are now open!
📢 Online Roundtable: “Hungarian media investment in the Balkans: a test for Europe’s media law”
#MediaFreedom #EMFA #EU #Balkans #BFMIEvents #RuleOfLaw @at-tgibson.bsky.social @eualive.bsky.social
📢 Online Roundtable: “Hungarian media investment in the Balkans: a test for Europe’s media law”
#MediaFreedom #EMFA #EU #Balkans #BFMIEvents #RuleOfLaw @at-tgibson.bsky.social @eualive.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🎯 Registrations are now open!
📢 Online Roundtable: “Hungarian media investment in the Balkans: a test for Europe’s media law”
#MediaFreedom #EMFA #EU #Balkans #BFMIEvents #RuleOfLaw @at-tgibson.bsky.social @eualive.bsky.social
📢 Online Roundtable: “Hungarian media investment in the Balkans: a test for Europe’s media law”
#MediaFreedom #EMFA #EU #Balkans #BFMIEvents #RuleOfLaw @at-tgibson.bsky.social @eualive.bsky.social
The closure of RFERL after 75 years is a devastating loss for independent journalism and those who rely on it for truth in closed societies.Silencing one of the last beacons of free information is a gift to autocrats.A decision like this doesn’t just weaken the free press but the democracy itself.
March 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The closure of RFERL after 75 years is a devastating loss for independent journalism and those who rely on it for truth in closed societies.Silencing one of the last beacons of free information is a gift to autocrats.A decision like this doesn’t just weaken the free press but the democracy itself.
🔴 Vučić vs. Serbia’s Youth: Fear, Repression, and Censorship
The Serbian police just used a LRAD sonic cannon against the student protesters in Belgrade while they were holding their 15 minutes of silence.
#Vučić #FreeSpeech #YouthUnderAttack #Serbia #FreedomToProtest
The Serbian police just used a LRAD sonic cannon against the student protesters in Belgrade while they were holding their 15 minutes of silence.
#Vučić #FreeSpeech #YouthUnderAttack #Serbia #FreedomToProtest
March 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🔴 Vučić vs. Serbia’s Youth: Fear, Repression, and Censorship
The Serbian police just used a LRAD sonic cannon against the student protesters in Belgrade while they were holding their 15 minutes of silence.
#Vučić #FreeSpeech #YouthUnderAttack #Serbia #FreedomToProtest
The Serbian police just used a LRAD sonic cannon against the student protesters in Belgrade while they were holding their 15 minutes of silence.
#Vučić #FreeSpeech #YouthUnderAttack #Serbia #FreedomToProtest
Defunding Disinformation in the Balkans:
A new study by BFMI and @CRTArs finds that global brands are funding media outlets that spread pro-Kremlin #disinformation in 🇷🇸&🇧🇬 exacerbating the fragile political situation in the #Balkans.
Download here ⤵️
balkanfreemedia.org/research
A new study by BFMI and @CRTArs finds that global brands are funding media outlets that spread pro-Kremlin #disinformation in 🇷🇸&🇧🇬 exacerbating the fragile political situation in the #Balkans.
Download here ⤵️
balkanfreemedia.org/research
December 21, 2023 at 8:55 PM
Defunding Disinformation in the Balkans:
A new study by BFMI and @CRTArs finds that global brands are funding media outlets that spread pro-Kremlin #disinformation in 🇷🇸&🇧🇬 exacerbating the fragile political situation in the #Balkans.
Download here ⤵️
balkanfreemedia.org/research
A new study by BFMI and @CRTArs finds that global brands are funding media outlets that spread pro-Kremlin #disinformation in 🇷🇸&🇧🇬 exacerbating the fragile political situation in the #Balkans.
Download here ⤵️
balkanfreemedia.org/research