AAAVMS and OSCE Mission to Skopje will be Working
Together on Raising Media Literacy Awareness

Skopje, 8 July 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and the OSCE
Mission to Skopje signed a Memorandum of Understanding, on the basis of which joint
activities will be taken up towards raising the awareness about media literacy in the country.

OSCE Mission in Skopje Announces Public
Call for Preparing a Media Literacy Survey Design

Second competition of Small Grants Programme

Тhe “Metamorphosis” Foundation and the “Eurothink” Centre for European Strategies are inviting all interested local civil society organizations and media to take part in the informative sessions regarding the Small Grants Programme as part of the “Critical Thinking for Media-wise Citizens –CriThink” Project. The small grants competition is the second of the two cycles within the Small Grants Programme and was announced on 31 May, to be open until 15 July 2019. The second cycle is envisaged to give away 10 grants to support projects from the eight planning regions of Macedonia. Individual grants will be allocated, in amounts ranging from Euro 6,000 to Euro 7,000

MAMIL Placed Among the 10 Best Projects on Media Literacy in Europe

The European Commission selected the MAMIL project of the School of Journalism and Public Relations as one of the 10 best projects on media literacy in Europe in 2019. On 19 March 2019, in Brussels, representatives of the School will present their activities that promoted media literacy, and will try to win one of the three prestigious awards granted by the European Commission: An award for the most innovative project on media literacy; An award for the most educational project on media literacy, and An award for the project with the greatest potential to promote media literacy.

WORLD RADIO DAY DEDICATED TO DIALOGE, TOLERANCE AND PEACE

On the occasion of the World Radio Day, UNESCO calls upon all radio station to work on promoting peace through dialogue and participation, and on overcoming the diversities through joining efforts to meet the common challenges that concern all. For more information please visit this

Analysis of Media Literacy among Youth as part of the Project “A Media Literate Citizen – for Honour with No Stress, Find the Right News”

The Media Plus – Association from Shtip published an Analysis, based on the surveys conducted in a number of towns in the eastern part of the country, in cooperation with Kanal 77 Radio, as part of the Media Literacy Project that carried out with the support of “Metamorphosis”. Although media literacy is something that is being taught as early as the third grade – at least, this is what the competent authorities claim – however, a considerable number of citizens, youth above all, are media illiterate. This fact is confirmed to a certain extent by the results of the surveys conducted by Kanal 77 in three towns in the eastern part of Macedonia for the needs of this Analysis. For more information please visit this

Study Visit for Capacity Building of Macedonian Media Literacy Network

Exchange of knowledge, experience and practices between representatives of Macedonian and Irish Media Literacy Networks was the purpose of the study visit to Dublin for a group of stakeholders from Macedonia, which was organized by MIM during November 13th and 14th, in the frames of the project “Reinforcing Judicial Expertise on Freedom of Expression and the Media in South-East Europe (JUFREX), funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe. For more information please visit

Bitola Marks Media Literacy Week

Within the frameworks of the “Topic for a Dilemma” project, as part of the “Critical Thinking for Mediawise Citizens – CriThink” Project, the Media Literacy Week was marked in Bitola for the first time, with a large number of activities. The main accent of this project, which was carried out by the “Ganimed” Association from Bitola, together with 21 TV as a media partner, was placed on freedom of the media, freedom of expression and media-related skills such as critical thinking among the youth. The project began with workshops for the high-school students, continued with a quiz, while a competition was announced during the Media Literacy Week, on the topic “Media Literacy and Critical Thinking”, in two categories: a poster with the best slogan and a poser with the best quote. For more information please visit

Jack is becoming more media wise and continues his adventures on the Media Literacy Island. This time he discovers that he is being watched! But who is watching him and what can he do about it? Find out in the third video on Jack’s adventure through the media literacy.

Translation and adaptation in Macedonian:
Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services
Dubbing: Radio Antenna 5
Editing: TV Shenja

A Journey to Media Literacy 3: Privacy and Tracking

62.71% of the respondents deem that TV stations often provide different information about same events.

41.96% of the respondents deem that the radio stations often report differently about same events; 31.78% deem that it happens occasionally.

Do media provide different information about same events?

Source: The Media Literacy research 2015

37.75% of the respondents deem that the websites often provide different information for same events; and 27.77% of the respondents deem that it happens occasionally.

35.59% of the respondents deem that the newspapers often provide different information for same events; and 39.00% of the respondents deem that it happens occasionally

Do media provide different information about same events?

Source: The Media Literacy research 2015

69.01% do not share their knowledge with any citizen association or public institution when they notice crucial differences in the information provided for same events

62.28% approve part of the content provided by different media

What do you do when big and crucial differences exist in the information provided for same events?

Source: The Media Literacy research 2015

60.94% consider the qualifications and possible intentions of the author.

33.67% do not check information objectivity.

How do you check the objectivity of the website you visit for the first time?

57.24% ask others whether they have visited the respective website and what is their opinion about it.

Source: The Media Literacy research 2015

69.43% compare new information with what they already know.

74.83% consider the overall appearance of the website.

How do you check the objectivity of the website you visit for the first time?

Source: The Media Literacy research 2015

87.72% of the respondents have NOT given their opinion for political or civil issues on social networks or blog.

89.76% have NOT donated funds for civil or political cause.

88.51% have NOT signed a petition for supporting any civil or political cause.

Have you ever expressed your opinion in any of the below stated manners?

Source: The Media Literacy research 2015

81.42% have NOT contacted politician or political party.

82.67% have NOT expressed their opinion by participating in public, peaceful demonstrations.

Have you ever expressed your opinion in any of the below stated manners?

Source: The Media Literacy research 2015