@article{Koroveshovska_Galeva_Majhoshev_Denkova_2021, title={PERCEPTION OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION OF MEDIA WORKERS IN THE WESTERN REGION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA}, volume={2}, url={https://js.ugd.edu.mk/index.php/scgw/article/view/4719}, DOI={10.46763/SCGW212499k}, abstractNote={<p>The right to freedom of expression is one of the fundamental human rights guaranteed<br>by Article 16 of the Constitution in Republic of N. Macedonia and by several international<br>documents as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention for the<br>Protection of Human Rights, International Covenants (on civil and political rights and on<br>economic, social and cultural rights) and other legal acts that have also been ratified in our<br>country. Constitutional Article 16 guarantees freedom of speech, public information, free<br>access to information, reception and transmission of information as well as free establishment<br>of public information institutions. In order to obtain concrete results regarding the<br>implementation of these rights, the paper analyzes the subject of media workers’ perception<br>of freedom of expression, the degree of censorship and self-censorship of media workers<br>and the reasons that affect restriction of the right. The research included media workers<br>from the media in the Western region of the Republic of N. Macedonia. The main guide<br>research question is “What is the perception of media workers about the degree of freedom of<br>expression in the Western planning region of the Republic of Macedonia?”</p>}, number={8}, journal={Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference "Social Changes in the Global World&quot;}, author={Koroveshovska, Iskra and Galeva, Jordanka and Majhoshev, Andon and Denkova, Jadranka}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={499-514} }