Media Pluralism in North Macedonia

Indicators of risk to media pluralism

How well does North Macedonia do with respect to safeguarding media diversity? Which are the greatest risks to media diversity. These 12 indicators provide an assessment of the situation.

Media Audience Concentration

high

Media Market Concentration

High

Regulatory Safeguards: Media Ownership Concentration

Medium

Cross-media Ownership Concentration

high

Regulatory Safeguards: Cross-media Ownership Concentration

LOW

Ownership Transparency

medium

Regulatory Safeguards: Ownership Transparency

LOW

Political Control Over Media Outlets

MEDIUM

Political Control Over Infrastructure

LOW

State Control Over Media Resources

MEDIUM

Regulatory Safeguards: Net Neutrality

MEDIUM

Gender Imbalance in the Media Industry

HIGH

The Findings

Audience data

Murky media market

In the media business in North Macedonia, the audience is still the main currency, as it determines how much advertisers are willing to buy and pay

Online media scene

Micro newsrooms and one-person media

Media audience is moving more and more to the internet space, but the resources, money and people still remain in the traditional media

Financial dependency

Clientelism as modus operandi

Just one episode of a mid-budget series broadcast on the world’s streaming platforms costs as much as the entire annual media budget