Media market reform

The changes aim to improve the media freedom and independence; the advertising market regulation; better broadcasting quality and public protection from fake news.

“There should be a broadcasting fund from the fee that citizens pay for the Public Television. The public pays the fee, and all of it goes to the Public Television. However, 98% of the public watches private TVs”, said Aleksander Frangaj, Chairman of the Electronic Media Association.

“The law foresees a special protection for viewers who are damaged by fake news. This would force media outlets to rebuke fake news through an ethical board that needs to be created in every TV station”, said Carlo Bollino, from Report TV.

The draft-law, similar to those of other European countries, foresees an article for offering digital decoders to the public, now that it has been decided to shut down analogue broadcasting.

“A percentage of the public television fee should be used for giving free decoders to every citizen”, said Aleksander Frangaj.

“We will require other draft laws for better competition. Someone who copies a news article should be forced to mention the name of the original creator”, said Irfan Hysenbelliu from the Focus Group.

The AMA director supports the law, which also foresees regulating the profession of journalists.

“This law needs to address the problem of journalists, who have six-month contracts, often undeclared, with minimal pay, especially in local TV”, said the AMA Director, Gentian Salaj.

The fund for supporting private media does not pave the way for interventions from the government since the fund is not created by the state budget, but by the public’s fee.

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