The renowned journalist and fearless FYROM’s government critic, Nikola Mladenov,  died in a car accident, in mysterious and unresolved circumstances at the age of 49. Mladenov was the founder of the Weekly Magazine “Fokus” and the eponymous daily newspaper. Allegedly a passenger car which was driven by him fell astray of a bridge. Mladenov was initial driving force behind critical and analytical […]

The failure to uphold the free expression is a worrying sign for the future of press freedom in the Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia. This shows the recent dismissal of Journalists from Kanal 5 TV under “vague reasons”. The journalists who were dismissed have already complained to FYROM’s PM Nikola Gruevski and also to the owner of the Kanal 5 […]

FYROM’s efforts to disseminate propaganda in the internet, has reached recently epidemic proportions. One of the most suitable candidates for earning the title of the News “Best Manipulator” is the infamous MINA. Today’s MINA landscape consists of tiresome repetition of  half-truths and falsehoods when dealing with neighbouring Greece. A fine example can be found on the news story concerning Ms Dora Grosomanidou, the […]