The Media Council for Self-Regulation strongly condemns yesterday’s obstruction and prevention of journalists from doing their job in parliament. For many years now, journalists have been subjected to open insults, humiliation, and physical attacks.
The twelfth edition of the Policy Brief, authored by Ranko Vujović, addresses issues of media pluralism - an essential condition for the development of any democratic society. The brief provides an overview of how the Council of Europe and the European Union work to safeguard media pluralism and ownership transparency, and it analyzes the media market and pluralism in Montenegro, offering concrete recommendations.
The brutal physical attack on journalist Ana Raičković has been an unpleasant reminder that in Montenegro, journalists remain unprotected and are exposed to all forms of aggression, from insults to physical assaults. The Media Council for Self-Regulation strongly condemns last night’s attack on journalist Ana Raičković.
The Media Council for Self-Regulation strongly condemns the latest attempt to intimidate journalists and media by Special State Prosecutor Miloš Šoškić. Just a few months after labeling the respected journalist and writer Milorad Popović as being under the influence of a criminal organization, Prosecutor Šoškić has once again directly targeted Pobjeda and journalist Draško Đuranović.
At today’s annual Assembly of the Media Council for Self-Regulation, several issues regarding the work and activities of this body were discussed. The focus was on applications for new membership. After a detailed review of all submitted requests, the Assembly of this media organization decided to grant full membership to 32 media outlets.
The Media Council for Self-Regulation expresses deep concern over the latest actions of the Special State Prosecutor’s Office and Supreme Court judges, who, by extending the pre-trial detention of former Special Prosecutor Milivoje Katnić, used the opportunity to criminalize a group of well-known Montenegrin journalists, intellectuals, and writers.
