Overview of the media system in Albania, focusing on its development as influenced by foreign assistance and funding during the last two decades.
The paper draws a picture of the main trends in international assistance to Albanian media, focusing on strategies, approaches, and aims. The assistance is detailed in three case studies that have benefited from the international media development and assistance programs. The case studies include the regulator Këshilli Kombëtar i Radios dhe Televizionit (National Council of Radio and Television, KKRT), public-service broadcaster RTSH, and Unioni i Gazetarëve Shqiptarë (Union of Albanian Journalists, UGSH).