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July 25, 2013
 IREX’s latest Europe & Eurasia Media Sustainability Index (MSI) finds that new media sources are rapidly replacing traditional outlets as the preferred source of news. A decade after online media began sapping the advertising revenue of traditional outlets in the West, these same trends are now washing across the region to the east, undermining business models as they go. |
April 5, 2012
 The 2012 edition of IREX’s Media Sustainability Index (MSI) for Europe and Eurasia measures the struggles and triumphs of the media sector in 21 transitioning countries from Croatia to Kazakhstan. Evidence from local media experts shows overall stability in the media sector. Increasing use of digital and social media gives hope for expanding freedom of expression. However, reported backsliding in several countries, partly due to the increased political control of media, concerns the experts. |
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March 23, 2009
 On February 19, Mark Baskin (SUNY-Albany) and Paula Pickering (College of William and Mary) presented their research on local governance in the Balkans both to policymakers at the US Department of State and to an audience of individuals working on a variety of development projects in the Balkans and around the world at IREX. |
February 22, 2006
 When retired Croatian General Ante Gotovina was captured in the Canary Islands in December, it marked a significant moment in the history of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). |
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October 26, 2004
 IREX recently brought together participants in the Southeastern European Communities Against Trafficking (SECAT) program for a September 29-October 1 workshop in Skopje, Macedonia, where they shared lessons learned during their anti-trafficking projects and discussed strategies for ongoing collaboration in the anti-trafficking community. |
May 3, 2004
 IREX joins with journalists, press freedom organizations, and media in recognizing World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2004. |
