Media Reforms through Intervention: International Media Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Media Reforms through Intervention: International Media Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Nidžara Ahmetašević, Tarik Jusić
Contributor(s): Kristina Irion (Editor), Sanela Hrlović (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Media studies, Public Law, Communication studies, Public Finances
Published by: Analitika – Centar za društvena istraživanja, sva prava pridržana
Keywords: BiH; media; reforms; regulation; PBS; international media assistance;
Summary/Abstract: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is often considered one of the most prominent examples of comprehensive international intervention into local affairs aimed at post-war state building, including institutions of the local media system. International actors played an important role in creating legislative frameworks and regulatory institutions for the media sector, started the reform of the PSB system, supported the development of independent media, and initiated the introduction of a self-regulatory framework. These efforts have resulted in the pacification of media discourse and elimination of outright ethnically-charged hate speech, and have opened up the media space for opposition voices and alternative sources of information.

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