Justice in Kosovo discusses the privatisation of NBI Suhareka winery
Justice in Kosovo broadcast a programme about the privatisation process of the NBI Suhareka wine enterprise, including high-profile suspicions about secret deals between businessmen.
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Every Thursday starting from 20:30, Radio Television Kosovo, RTK, broadcasts the TV debate show "Life in Kosovo", a joint production of BIRN and RTK.
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Current Affairs TV Debates
29 November 2006
BIRN is
producing a weekly current affairs programme “Life in Kosovo”, that is
transmitted on Radio Television Kosova, RTK. The programme includes field
reportage on the issues at hand, direct questioning of decision-makers,
affected parties, and studio debate. It covers the most important political and
social issues unfolding on a weekly basis in Kosovo.
Topics
chosen are closely following government activities, the legislative process in
the Kosovo parliament, and issues relating to Kosovo’s non-Albanian
communities, as well as the economy, property rights, human rights and
decentralisation of government.
Throughout
the project, BIRN’s priority will be to raise the capacity of the media as an
institution and professionals working within it. The current affairs format
will be firmly established within RTK, while journalists engaged in producing
both TV reportage and the in-depth investigative reports will receive valuable
vocational training from BIRN’s expert trainer/editors.
The overall
objective of this project is to develop a sense of public accountability
amongst those who hold power for the policies and decisions they make. In this
way, it contributes to overcoming obstacles to Kosovo’s peace, stability and
integration into Europe.
Vigilant
moderation, related reportage and challenging studio questions will ensure this
format acts as the watchdog Kosovo’s government and society so acutely need.
2007 is a
crucial year for Kosovo, with its final political status being resolved and
with all social end economical problems being prioritised. Economical
development, fight of wide-spread corruption and inter-ethnic integration will
remain main challenges in Kosovo once the status issue will be out of the
highlights.
The role of
the media is crucial in tipping the balance either way but, as seen this year,
the sector cannot be counted on to behave responsibly under pressure
Kosovo’s
challenges are by no means all directly linked to the status issue. However,
this has been used by local leaders to fudge issues and mask inaction. A wide
range of policies needs dispassionate, relevant discussion if these root causes
of disaffection are to be addressed.
None of the
three national broadcasters in Kosovo, RTK, KTV and TV21 have shows with longer
news features, field reports or related discussion. Political and societal
events are generally followed by short two-minute reports done in protocol
style. Reporting comes only from press conferences, without primary ‘field’
investigation. Very little in the way of research is required from the
journalist presenting the report.
Intervention
logic: BIRN will tackle the dearth in good current affairs programming in the
region by partnering with RTK to produce a weekly news analysis and debate
show.
Some film
clips and transcripts from the shows are posted on the BIRN website and
translated into English. The principle of the shows, especially those in which
ethnic minorities participate is for guests to speak in their own language with
no voice-over by an Albanian translator.
This
mechanism will ensure that Albanian viewers get used to hearing Serbian on the
prime-time evening TV instead of only in the period dedicated for Serb programming
on Sunday morning.
Kosovo's Son in Law
29 November 2006 Since October 2005,
the current affairs show, Jeta ne Kosove, along with it’s comic closing sketch,
“Dhandrri i Kosoves” have captivated and irritated RTK audiences with
provocative and irreverent approach to addressing Kosova’s greatest challenges
and pressing issues.
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TV Debates
13 December 2007 This Thursday the Life in Kosovo TV debate explored a very sensitive issue – violence against women.Read more
Documentaries
25 December 2007 On the summer-autumn of 2007, BIRN Kosovo young team of journalist produced a short documentary on youth freedom of movement in Kosovo, "Obstacles to the other side".
The 17-minute documentary tackles problems facing Kosovo’s youth in
their efforts to move around freely in their homeland and tells the
stories of seven young Kosovo Serbs and Albanians, who reveal the
problems and barriers they face during their everyday lives.
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THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS
The report on the process of judicial appointments and reappointments analysis the flow of this process, specifically focusing on the bright and dark sides that have marred the process to its final stages.
COURT MONITORING ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011
Court monitoring report is published as a result of a continuous monitoring of all municipal and districts courts of Kosovo. The findings of this report are based on the monitoring of 2,147 court hearings, by BIRN monitors.
THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
This report presents the results of part of BIRN's court monitoring project, specifically on the process for the appointment and reappointment of judges and prosecutors.
Follow the Paper Trail
\"Follow the Paper Trail\", a guide to document-based journalism in Kosovo, explains relevant laws, access to public documents, how to publish safely, where to find databases on investigative journalism, and how to locate documents online through various search engines.
Courts Monitoring Report 2010
A detailed analytical report about the work and administration of the courts in Prishtina, Peja, Prizren, Gjilan, Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Decan, Vushtrri, Poduleva, Lipjan, Klina and Istog. The report contains important information, collected by the network of monitors, placed in the major municipalities of Kosovo and aims to identify the key problems and issues that the justice system in Kosovo is facing.
REPORT: Monitoring the Courts 2009
Monitoring the work and administration of courts in Prishtina, Peja, Mitrovica, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Vushtrri and Skenderaj.
DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR SYSTEM IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE
The report on Directly Elected mayor System in Local Governance aims to provide a critical overview of the rationale and feasibility of the implementation of a municipal governance system that places the mayor as the central executive figure, during the third year of its application. The efficiency of this system was assessed based on the following pillars: the relationship between local government bodies, accountability of the municipal executive, respect for the law, the link between the mayor and the citizens, provision of public services (water supply and waste management, capital investments (in school and road projects)), level of transparency, public consultation and citizen participation in decision-making.
BIRN Report on Monitoring the Education System
Report on monitoring the elementary and high schools in Prishtina: Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Peja and Gjilan
Analytical report of the situation and the problems in the University of Prishtina
Report on Kosovo`s Healthcare System
Monitoring report on all primary, secondary and tertiary (University Clinical Center of Kosovo, UCCK) healthcare institutions in Pristina, Prizren, Peja, Mitrovica, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Klina, Decan, Istog and Vushtrri.
Situation and the Problems at the University of Prishtina
Analytical report of research into the standards and problems at the University of Prishtina. Ten years since the end of the war in Kosovo, the University of Prishtina (UP) continues to suffer from a variety of problems, resulting in persistently low quality courses being offered. For this reason, BIRN conducted research into the problems faced by UP students. The data gathered suggests that, out of the many issues reported, the most significant are: the non-implementation of contemporary teaching and assessment methods, the lack of practical work for students, the lack of appropriate academic literature, arbitrary assessments by
professors and generally poor relationships between students and their professors.
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"Life in Kosovo" debates also available on DVDs now!
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