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About ICS

The Institute of Communication Studies is a leading research organization in the field of journalism and media studies, public relations and corporate communications. Our mission is to contribute towards strengthening of Macedonian democracy by working with media, civil society and public institutions, educating a critical public that will ask for greater transparency and accountability through engagement in the policy creation process.

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‘Zaevism’, ‘Artanoid’, ‘Zmicko’, ‘Vmroids’, ‘Northijistan’, ‘Vassals’, ‘Pawns’, ‘Casinoman’ and a spectrum of other words echoed in the pre-election period from the party megaphones. Aiming to offend the political opponent as much as possible, these and other language innovations were quickly accepted by the party membership who spread them on social networks and were uncritically broadcast by the media, thus becoming normalized in the public discourse.

The ringing of the school bell in the Bitola gymnasium was a warning sign – there is an earthquake! For a moment, fear reigned among the students. They quickly took cover under the desks, waiting for the bell to ring again, which was a sign that the ground had calmed down. Everyone slowly left the school building and evacuated to the yard. This ended the earthquake evacuation drill.

We tell the stories that the people need, stories that powerful want to be left unheard. For me, investigative journalism is the bloodstream of the media, says Axel Gordh Humlesjö, investigative journalist at the Swedish public broadcasting service SVT, in an interview for the Institute of Communication Studies.