This report aims to offer a complete overview of the roots and causes of self-censorship in the Albanian media as well as the forms in which it appears, based on the perceptions of media professionals.
In view of the absence of previous studies of this phenomenon in the Albanian media, the findings of this study aim to raise awareness of the presence and influence of self- censorship on freedom of expression and the quality of professional media, with the goal of providing the public with balanced and objective information.
This study also offers a series of recommendations on the necessary means and mechanisms that should be employed to fight self-censorship in Albania, based on the suggestions of the media professionals involved.
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