North Macedonia: Professional Journalism and Literate Public – Crucial for Increasing Trust in Media

The current research aims to explore what influences citizens’ trust in the media in North Macedonia, how they recognize and value professional media and journalism in terms of serving the public interest, media freedoms and media independence, as well as their perceptions of whether the media spread hatred, disinformation and propaganda. It also explores the media-gender dimension as a horizontal issue, looking into citizens’ attitudes to the reasons female journalists are the targets of attacks and the institutional mechanisms for their protection.