A variety of media exists on local level 3.50

Local media has sufficient financial resources to effectively implement its? function of source of information 2.85

Cases of harassment and threats towards journalists connected with their work 3.56

Cases of fired journalists over the last year in connection with conflicts with the editor/owner of the media 4.02

Local authorities try to control local media with distribution of advertisement budgets and information activities 2.94

Level of priority changes of local media according to the policies of different political parties 3.30

Controlled access to official and unofficial media sources 3.20

Media have investigated and exposed large cases of corruption 1.80

Local media have specialized programs for publishing information regarding investigations and publishing signals from citizens 2.15

Specialized media programs and campaigns aimed at informing the broad public with anticorruption practices and good governance 1.54

Local media provide political pluralism and are not a tool for discrediting political opponents 2.89

Local print and electronic media publish information regarding their ownership 2.63

Print and electronic media publish the authors of the information materials, commentaries and analysis 3.41

Local media provide the right of reply and support discussion forums for feedback 3.72

Local media publish tariffs and contracts with political parties in relation with election campaigns 2.76

The media obeys an ethical code that has been established by itself or a professional association 2.26

Ethical codes are being employed effectively, real sanctions are in place, trainings are conducted for journalists on the topics of ethics 2.09

The basic rule of information checking from multiple sources is implemented 3.65

Journalist receive protection by professional organizations 2.44