Nertila Maho

09.07.21

Nertila Maho The real problem were the unscientific and unfounded claims that began to circulate during the first months of the pandemic, on most of the websites. You could easily find “news” about how COVID-19 could be treated at home with raki (a typical Albanian...

07.07.21

Ivan Subotić At one point one could read in the media that Tylol hot (powder with paracetamol used to treat colds) in combination with rakia, is effective treatment against Covid 19, although the combination of alcohol and paracetamol can be quite dangerous. Which of...

Violeta Zefi

30.06.21

Violeta Zefi Focusing on overcoming the virus, we undermined how the pandemic times affected our mental health. Struggling to discern truth from “clickbait” is taking its toll on everyone. Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in China, one of the direct consequences has...

25.06.21

Vuk Vučetić All conspiracy theories have very simple premises on which they rest. At the core of any conspiracy theory is the division of the world into good and evil. It is difficult to refute them because anyone who tries to do so is considered an accomplice to the...

Dubravka Valic Nedeljkovic

31.05.21

Dubravka Valić Nedeljković, PhD Hate speech is commonplace in public discourse in the Balkans. Offensive language, insinuations, labelling, presenting false information about people in public discourse with no holds barred, whether it is the media or the assembly...

Katarina Blažina Mukavec

12.08.20

Katarina Blažina Mukavec Compared to 2019, the average time spent on social platforms in 2020 increased by a record 100% across all platforms. In every new study, experts point out that children are spending more time consuming media than ever before, and they are...

Sally Broughton Micova

06.10.15

Sally Broughton Micova, PhD, University of East Anglia On Monday 6 July the European Commission launched a public consultation as part of the “Regulatory fitness” test of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). This is a big moment: concrete...