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Macedonians Ask State News Agency to Stop Manipulations

Posted 21 January 2013 14:27 GMT

Written byVeronica Khokhlova

Countries	Macedonia, U.S.A.
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, International Relations, Politics, Citizen Media, Media & Journalism, Digital Activism
Languages	English, Macedonian

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Español	· Macedonios piden a agencia estatal de noticias que dejen las manipulaciones
Ελληνικά	· ΠΓΔΜ: "Να σταματήσει η χειραγώγηση", ζητούν πολίτες από κρατικό πρακτορείο ειδήσεων
Français	· Des Macédoniens demandent l'arrêt des manipulations par l'agence d'informations officielle
македонски	· Македонците бараат од државната информативна агенција да запре со манипулациите
Shqip	· Maqedoni: Qytetarët kërkojnë nga Agjencia informative shtetërore t'i japë fund manipulimit
Magyar	· A manipuláció abbahagyására kérik a helyi hírügynökséget a macedónok

An online initiative against media manipulations [mk] perpetrated by the state-owned Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) asks citizens to express their dissatisfaction by sending e-mails to the agency. The action was spurred by the latest example of blatant spin, when a MIA correspondent distorted U.S. diplomat Philip Reeker‘s statement about the disappointment with the Balkan leaders, making it appear as if he referred to the Macedonian opposition. Reeker repudiated this in a statement [mk] for the critical portal Libertas, clarifying that he alluded to leaders who are actually in power and are backsliding from democracy. Libertas also claims the government and MIA declined to comment afterwards.

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