{"id":84387,"date":"2026-05-05T15:44:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84387"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:10:56","slug":"report-by-reporters-without-borders-prime-minister-rama-reacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/report-by-reporters-without-borders-prime-minister-rama-reacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Report by Reporters Without Borders, Prime Minister Rama reacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"430\">Prime Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Edi Rama<\/span><\/span>, through a post on the platform <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">X<\/span><\/span>, reacted to a statement by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Reporters Without Borders<\/span><\/span> (RSF) regarding their report on media freedom in Albania. Rama wrote that he never said they measure government communication.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"593\">According to him, compared to other reports, the RSF report contradicts assessments regarding the relationship between the government, the media, and the public.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"836\">\u201cI never said that you measure government communication, but now that you mention it, I\u2019m thinking: wouldn\u2019t it perhaps be a good idea for you to read the reports of those who actually do it, and to do so in a professional and objective way?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"1264\">It might help you, because there are significant contradictions between your assessments and theirs when it comes to the relationship between the government, the media, and the public in a free country like Albania, where, contrary to what you have claimed in the past, and more than once, the Media Information Agency seems to have been a very good idea in the service of freedom of information. That\u2019s all,\u201d Rama wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1429\">Regarding Rama\u2019s post, there was also a response from RSF, accompanied by a photo, stating that Albania ranks 83rd, dropping by three places compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1575\">RSF added that the ranking reflects political attacks, abuse of law enforcement bodies, low media transparency, and threats against journalists.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1852\">\u201cPrime Minister Edi Rama, we measure media freedom, not government communication. Albania\u2019s ranking at 83rd place (-3) in the 2026 Index reflects political attacks, abuse of law enforcement bodies, low media transparency, and threats against journalists,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama, through a post on the platform X, reacted to a statement by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) regarding their report on media freedom in Albania. Rama wrote that he never said they measure government communication. 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