1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Albania - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="apYT71OtDQ"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-albania/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Albania</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-albania/embed/#?secret=apYT71OtDQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Albania” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="apYT71OtDQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Despite some modest media-related reforms implemented by Parliament in 2002, Albania's contentious political scene and economic underdevelopment continue to make the country a relatively chaotic and difficult place for the independent press. Journalists face government harassment, criminal libel lawsuits, arbitrary dismissal by politicized owners, and limited access to basic government information, particularly when investigating official…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260