Europe & Eurasia

Montenegro

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IREX Description:

It is quite obvious that the economic capacity of the local media market is quite limited—thus providing practically no space for new media entrants. At the same time, from a commercial point of view, the state-owned media sport a number of advantages over the private media, including direct budgetary support. It is commonly accepted that running a media business in Montenegro is very hard, that politics and big capital interfere too heavily in editorial and professional freedom of journalists.

Other major problems facing the media include the clear lack of investigative journalism, insufficient commitment to professionalism among journalists, and the absence of efficient collaboration. Media owners proved unable to reach any kind of productive agreement regarding their mutual interests, and journalists proved incapable of establishing strong associations to protect their professional and trade union interests. There are few common institutions and organizations trying to promote the interests of the media community. On top of these difficulties, the media face political pressure and courts lack independence—leaving journalists legally and socially unprotected.

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