Solidarity and pressure on the institutions of the system will contribute to a better position of journalists in Montenegro, according to the newspaper agency MINA and non-governmental organizations "35mm" and NOMEN on the occasion of January 23rd - Journalist's day.
35mm and NOMEN said that on the occasion of the Journalist’s day from different addresses, there would be greetings that will repeat the known information that the position of the journalist is not at the level which the function as a guardian of democracy deserves.
They argue that the announcements will neither remedy the journalist's economic problems, nor diminish their fear for family and family safety, will not motivate them to continue, even more heartbreakingly and professionally, to fight for the rights of others, but that they will have an impact on the solidarity and pressure on the institutions of the system.
We call on employees in the media to join forces with their owners to fight for journalist's rights and joint activities to press the institutions of the system to start: resolve cases of journalist attacks, punish those who violate laws regulating the media, pay regular earnings of employees, and get caught up in solving all the other problems of this industry," said the statement.
35mm and NOMEN, with the project "Dealing with Ethics and Fake News," which is sponsored by the European Union Delegation in Montenegro within the Media Professionalization Program, contributed to the strengthening of the stable media community. It is pointed out that through the website media.me, not only employees in the media, but also citizens, students, pupils, can learn about the news, the Journalist Code, ethical reporting and false information, and ask explanations by experts.
This way, in front of MINA information agency, NGO "35mm" and NOMEN, we call all the media and employees in them to continue to strengthen the media community, because we can only, united, fight for human rights, both for us and others, "it is said in the statement.
Text by Vijesti online, on January 23rd 2019, read more at Vijesti
