critical reporting on politics and centers of power, is a brutal reminder that independent journalism that holds power to account can hardly survive in these testing times. This grim situation applies for the most part across the countries of Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro and also appears in the media landscape of Croatia, a European Union member state. This report gives an overview of major models of media corruption that limits quality journalism.” (pg. 9)
I think that the Happiness Index is the only adequate criteria which reflects the overall circumstances of the country. If citizens are satisfied with the basic infrastructure provided by the government, that means that this country is moving in a right direction. Nowadays, modern Russia experiences certain difficulties due to the quite aggressive political situation worldwide. Economic sanctions, the unprecedental level of currency rate, visa issues can not but affect the life of ordinary Russian