“Use Facts”: Three Years of Effective Fight Against Disinformation
The Use Facts project, implemented by the Institute of Communication Studies from 2022 to 2025, left a clear and tangible mark in the fight against disinformation and harmful narratives in Macedonia and the region.
EJTA set out new guidelines for ethical use of AI in journalism & journalism education
The guidelines are intended to motivate teachers, professors, but also students to focus their attention on critical thinking and the reasonable use of AI tools and to build a system of transparency and openness in their use in the educational system.
Presentation of HARM-TIVE: Local elections are a test for politicians to reduce harmful rhetoric
The aim of the event was to remind political actors of the most common violations of the standards of ethical public and political communication, but also to open a discussion on what tone of communication political parties are preparing in the pre-election and election campaigns, considering the coming local elections in the autumn.
MPs at Workshop on Foreign Interference and Information Manipulation
Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff participated in a two-day workshop on recognizing and responding to FIMI, organized by the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) on July 8 and 9, 2025, in Veles.
Expert meeting in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia on tackling foreign information manipulation and interference
There is no systematic approach in North Macedonia for addressing foreign interference and information manipulation (FIMI), nor is there an institutional mechanism for rapid and coordinated response.
Petition to save the most endangered butterfly in Europe: Macedonian Grayling
The Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) is launching a petition to include the Macedonian Greyling (Pseudochazara cingovskii) in Annex 1 of the CITES Convention, in order to prevent its extinction due to illegal international trade.
ICS and Pro Wildlife appeal for the international protection of the Macedonian grayling
The organizations urge that the country submit the proposal to the CITES Secretariat no later than 27 June 2025, ahead of the 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to be held from 25 November to 5 December in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
ICS shared its experience with environmental journalism before the European Journalism Training Association
Environmental journalism is playing an increasingly important role in protecting the environment and in promoting the right policies to address environmental problems, such as climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution.
Three awards with the stamp of ICS on the SEMM climate change contest
The story "Air pollution in Macedonia takes 5,000 lives a year as if we were at war" won the first prize in the competition for the best journalistic stories and photography on the topic "Facts and disinformation about climate change", published in the period May 2024/April 2025, awarded by the Media Ethics Council of Macedonia.
Political Communication and Media Reporting – A Reflection of a Society’s Maturity
Harmful narratives in political communication create a toxic public sphere, deepen divisions, and incite intolerance. It is a democratic duty for politicians to work on depolarizing public discourse and to address complex issues important to society through dialogue rather than through populism, character attacks, and undermining trust in institutions.