MODEM – Monitoring Democracy in Macedonia

The MODEM project aimed to monitor media reporting and political pluralism in the pre-election and election process, in order to establish how television stations represent different political views, ideas and actors.

The project “MODEM – Monitoring Democracy in Macedonia” was implemented by the Institute of Communication Studies from November 2015 to December 2016.

The project monitored and analysed how national television stations reported on different political views and ideas, and the extent to which political actors were given access to daily news programmes.

The monitoring took place in several phases. In 2016, the first phase ran until April and the second in September and October. In November and December, MODEM focused on monitoring media coverage of the campaign for the parliamentary elections held on 11 December 2016.

The project provided systematic insight into the media representation of political actors, topics and positions during an important political period. Through its analysis of news programmes, MODEM contributed to a better understanding of the role of the media in election processes, political debate and citizens’ informed decision-making.

The project published a total of 19 weekly reports up to April 2016 and 11 monthly reports, including the reports from the monitoring of election coverage.