Technically speaking - and following a wider definition of the term civil society - the media are, indeed, part of the civil society. They share the same goals, hopefully (but not necessarily) the same ideas with the civil society organizations. Ergo, they should be able to cooperate better.
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This wider definition, of course, treats the civil society as a group of values, including pluralism, coexistence and mutual acceptance of divers worldviews and lifestyles. Speaking of civil society organizations, on the other hand, implies the much narrower definition that leaves the media out – at least the majority of the media, which, although may be set up as nonprofit NGOs, belong to the other two organizational sectors: private profit or public sector.

The very fact that we feel the need to discuss the relation between the media and civil society (understood in its narrower definition of civil society organizations and nongovernmental organizations), proves that something is wrong there, that something is missing.

23.05.2008 The Lorenzo Natali Prize rewards journalists committed to Human Rights, Democracy and Development. Originally reserved for print and online press, the Lorenzo Natali Prize has opened this year to radio and television journalists.

02.05.2008 With the exception of Slovenia, the countries in the Region of Southeast Europe were all given status of `partly free` in terms of the freedom of press, states the Freedom of the Press 2008: A Global Survey of Media Independence latest survey released by Freedom House.

16.02.2008 On this day, Saturday, February 16, Sarajevo is going to protest and demonstrate for its right to be a city of citizens and not of privileged politicians. (Forumaši: Pokažimo sutra da nismo rulja, and Forum: SUBOTA, 16.02.2008., 13.00h).

06.05.2008 The Youth Programme of BH Radio 1 is a new programming package of the national public radio and most popular radio station in Bosnia and Herzegovina.