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Was Agim Nesho's article on Fox News paid to smear Albania?!

2025-06-21 14:01:02Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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A recent article published on Fox News , portraying Prime Minister Edi Rama as an "autocrat" and the opposition as the savior of democracy in Albania, has raised doubts about how this article ended up on one of the most influential platforms in the US.

The article was published in the "Opinion" section of Fox News, and bears the name of the author, Agim Nesho, at the top.

This means that the article is not an editorial line of the American media outlet Fox News, but is a personal opinion of former diplomat Agim Nesho, for whom he may have paid money for its publication.

The prestigious Fox News often offers articles through a commercial agreement – ??a practice known as a sponsored op-ed.

This means that someone can pay for space on Fox News, not to inform, but to build a certain political narrative, and where the Author takes direct responsibility for the writing.

But is this a regular editorial article, or a "paid placement"?

Who negotiated and paid for its publication?

Was any American lobbying company used to enable publication in a media outlet like Fox News, which is known for its ties to Donald Trump's Republicans?

An unprecedented act in the democratic world

No similar example is known in NATO or EU countries – where a former diplomat and official of an opposition party addresses a foreign media outlet with such an extreme stance against his own country.

Rather than criticizing the government, the article aims to discredit Albania as a state, present it as an "autocratic regime" and strike at the foundations of its institutional and geopolitical stability.

In the past, other international media, mainly German, have also carried articles against the Albanian government and Prime Minister Rama.

But, unlike today, back then the authorship was the media's editorial line, and not the personal opinion of an opposition official.

This dangerous practice not only compromises the country's image, but calls into question the ethics of those who orchestrate an attack on Albania's image.

If it is proven that the article was paid for, then we are dealing with a serious moral and political scandal, where party interests are placed above national interests.

In a democracy, the opposition has the right to criticize the government.

But when this criticism turns into an international campaign to tarnish Albania's image, citizens have the right to ask: Who pays for these articles? And on whose behalf is our country being spoken against?

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