IREX Media Sustainability Index Kosovo 2019
KOSOVO MEDIA SUSTAINABILITY INDEX 2019 Tracking Development of Sustainable Independent Media Around the World KOSOVO AT A GLANCE GENERAL MEDIA-SPECIFIC ▶ Population: 1,907,592 (CIA World Factbook, ▶ Languages (% of population): Albanian ▶ Number of active media outlets: Print: ▶ Internet usage: 88% of households have July 2018) (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian 5 daily newspapers, radio stations: 82, Internet access (Index Kosova, December ▶ Capital city: Pristina (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% television stations: 20 (Independent Media 2015) (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1% (CIA Commission, 2015) ▶ Ethnic groups (% of population): Albanians ▶ Annual advertising revenue in media 92.9%, Bosniaks 1.6%, Serbs 1.5%, Turk 1.1%, World Factbook, 2011) ▶ Newspaper circulation statistics: Koha sector: There is no available data. Ashkali 0.9%, Egyptian 0.7%, Gorani 0.6%, ▶ GNI (2017—Atlas): $7.15 billion (World Bank Ditore is the leading newspaper, followed by Romani 0.5%, other/unspecified 0.2% (CIA Development Indicators, 2017) Kosova Sot (Index Kosova, December 2015) World Factbook, 2011) ▶ GNI per capita (2016—PPP): $11,020 (World ▶ News agencies: Kosovo Live, Kosovo Press, ▶ Religions (% of population): Muslim 95.6%, Bank Development Indicators, 2017) Economy Online Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other ▶ Literacy rate: N/A ▶ Broadcast ratings: RTK (40%), KTV (37%), 0.07%, none 0.07%, unspecified 0.6% (CIA ▶ President or top authority: President RTV21 (36%), Klan Kosova (18%), Radio World Factbook, 2011) Hashim Thaçi (since April 7, 2016) Dukagjini (4.2%), Radio Blue Sky (2.1%), Radio Kosova (2%), Radio 21 (1.9%) (Index Kosova, December 2015) MEDIA SUSTAINABILITY INDEX: KOSOVO SCORE KEY Unsustainable, Anti-Free Press (0–1): Country does not meet or only minimally meets objectives.
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