The Center for Investigative Journalism SCOOP-Macedonia has launched the project “Strengthening the ethical use of generative AI tools and media coverage of AI through journalism education in North Macedonia”. The project has been launched at the Faculty of Law “Justinianus Primus”-University “Sts. Cyril and Methodius” where, through a series of lectures and trainings, academic staff and students will have the opportunity to learn about the basics of artificial intelligence...

Center for Investigative Journalism SCOOP Macedonia was been invited by World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) to manage social media accounts of the Organization. The President of the Center for Investigative Journalism SCOOP Macedonia, Goran Lefkov will work as Guest Editor of the social media accounts of World Federation of Science Journalists. Lefkov is first Guest Editor for this year. Last time World Federation of Science Journalists had Guest...

Even before Vasian Zmeev, Russian agents in North Macedonia were carrying out hostile activities related to religion, but through Greece. Russia tries to exercise its influence and dominance through donations in churches Goran Lefkov Putin’s regime is using the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) for spreading influence in Orthodox countries. The ROC  is exerting enormous pressure on other churches and preventing the recognition of autocephaly status the Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC). By...

North Macedonia has done nothing to fulfill the EU Directive. Even if it did update its whistleblower law to comply with the Directive, this would make no difference if the Commission is not competent or honest about its work. A good law cannot compensate for poor work on whistleblower cases. Goran Lefkov Mark Worth is Executive Director of Whistleblowing International in The Hague and the European Center for Whistleblower...

Experienced investigative journalist, Goran Lefkov, is elected for the new president of the Center for Investigative Journalism SCOOP Macedonia. This decision was unanimously adopted within the regular election assembly of the organization, where, among other things, changes were made in the other management structures. Lefkov is the third president of SCOOP Macedonia, an organization that since its foundation was led by Xhelal Neziri for two consecutive terms, while in...

Goran Lefkov Edward Joseph Snowden was born on June 21, 1983 and is a former American computer intelligence consultant. He disclosed highly classified information from the US National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013. He was employed by a subcontractor company. The materials revealed by Snowden exposed global surveillance programs, many of them run by the NSA, with the help of telecommunications companies and European governments as partners. In 2013,...