(Source: Cenzolovka) Phantom gongo associations are suddenly coming alive in order to bring additional chaos at an important moment for the future of journalism in Serbia – when key media laws are changing and while the state openly tries to enable pro-regime tabloids, who violate all journalistic norms and create an atmosphere of fear and […] детаљније >
(Source: Cenzolovka) The proposal for amendments to the Law on Public Information and Media, which makes the position of the media that recognize the competence of the Press Council more difficult in project co-financing competitions, and stimulates the media that do not recognize it and violate the Code of Journalists indefinitely, is the worst so […] детаљније >
(Source: Cenzolovka) At the end of the two-year process of amending the Law on Public Information, representatives of the state are trying to downplay the importance of the Press Council and not allow its decisions on violations of the Code of Journalists to prevent pro-regime tabloids from receiving millions from the budget. Until recently, it […] детаљније >
(Source:FoNet) BELGRADE – The Managing Board of the Press Council has decided that the new representatives of the public in the Council’s Complaints Commission will be professor of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts Ana Martinoli, project coordinator of the Autonomous Women’s Center Sanja Pavlović and lawyer Rodoljub Šabić, it was announced today.Ana Martinoli, full professor […] детаљније >
(Source: Niške vesti) General Secretary of the Press Council Gordana Novakovic said today in Nis that since the beginning of the year, the Council has received about 50 complaints from citizens.”People complain most often and this has been the case since the Council has existed, about the violation of the first chapter in the Code […] детаљније >
(Source: N1) In the address of the representatives of the authorities to the public, but also in the reporting of the majority of the media, and after two mass murders in Serbia, all laws, all codes as well as ethics were violated, the guests of the N1 News night show, former President of the Supreme […] детаљније >
(Source: Tanjug) BELGRADE – The Press Council and several organizations called on the media today to report on the tragedies in accordance with professional standards and with true empathy.The Council assessed that most media, unfortunately, in the previous days had forgotten about the basic rules of reporting in situations involving great pain and shock.”Of particular […] детаљније >
(Source: ebraničevo) The first debate of a total of four on the topic “Independence and the role of regulators” was held today, within the project “The future is in free local media”.The panelists were Zoran Sekulic, director and editor of FoNet, Tamara Skrozza, journalist of FoNet and member of the Complaints Commission of the Press […] детаљније >
In a flood of virtual content, the Press Council has created a travelling exhibition for high school students in Serbia. Since the beginning of this year, the exhibition was seen by students in Kragujevac and Gornji Milanovac, and the next showing is planned for Kikinda.In the opinion of Lazar Milovanović, a student of the second […] детаљније >
(Source: RTV Kragujevac) Why are fake news bad and what is misinformation? Who most often spreads fake news, what is the role of influencers and celebrities in all of this – are just some of the questions whose answers can be found out by Kragujevac high school students through an exhibition about professional journalism and […] детаљније >
(Source: Danas) Daily newspapers in Serbia violated the Code of Journalists of Serbia in 2,715 articles from October 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023, it was said today at the presentation of the monitoring of daily newspapers in Serbia conducted by the Press Council.The Chairman of the Complaints Commission of the Press Council, Tamara Skrozza, […] детаљније >
(Source: mc.rs)Press Council Panel The panel will talk about the extent to which the media (dis)respect the right to privacy, whether and how much they protect the identities of victims and perpetrators of criminal offenses, especially children and minors. Why unethical reporting, without compassion for the families of the victims and respect for the dignity […] детаљније >
(Source: UNS) The Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Public Information and Media will contain provisions that stipulate that the media must accept the competence of the Press Council if they want to apply for co-financing of media projects, it was decided yesterday at a meeting of the Working Group for Drafting the […] детаљније >
(Source: JAS) The Press Council’s Complaints Commission decided that the Code of Journalists of Serbia was violated by media Glas zapadne Srbije, Srpski Telegraf, Informer, Zlatar info, Media portal and PP media. Members of this commission also found that the Code was not violated by the portals Južne vesti and Rešetka, as well as six […] детаљније >
(Source: Cenzolovka) New minister of information, new working group, new deadlines. However, the new law on public information is still in its old status – i.e. in drafting. Although the adoption of amendments to the umbrella media law was made a priority by the Prime Minister a year and a half ago, the first working […] детаљније >
(Source: 021.rs) The Autonomous Women’s Center has filed a complaint with the Press Council against ten media portals for reporting on the reported rape case in Nis. These are Mondo, Alo, Dnevno, Novosti, Luftika, Niške vesti, Telegraf, Nova, Informer and Pink, reports 021. The Press Council was asked to consider whether the named portals violated […] детаљније >
(Source: Cenzolovka)The Press Council’s Complaints Commission unanimously found that the Srpski telegraf violated the code of journalists in articles mentioning Serbian Parliament member Radomir Lazovic and his father, the Association of Journalists of Serbia announced.Lazovic complained about the article published on the front page of the daily Srpski telegraf and the content that was later […] детаљније >
(Source: Insajder)The Press Council held a panel “How to write an internal code of good journalistic practice” at the UNS Press Center today and presented the media with which they collaborated in drafting internal ethical rules.Media expert Ljiljana Zurovac and Press Council Secretary General Gordana Novaković collaborated with seven media outlets on drafting internal documents, […] детаљније >
The Managing Board of the Press Council condemns attacks and unfounded accusations imposed in recent days in public at the account of the members of the Complaint Commission, the Managing Board, and the work of the Council itself.Representatives of the Press Council are exposed to incomprehensible pressure and disqualifications because of a possibility to accept […] детаљније >
Students of Smederevo High School have the opportunity to learn how to recognize fake news and be safer on the Internet through the exhibition “Media Literacy Against Fake News”.- We came to see this exhibition with professor Dušica Slavković, as part of the course “Language, media and culture”. I check the news I read depending […] детаљније >
The Informer humiliated the victims and disturbed the public The Press Council warns that by publishing the confession of a convicted rapist who served a prison sentence, the newspaper Informer violated several points of the Code of Journalists of Serbia and – contrary to the principle of media responsibility […] детаљније >
(Source: Autonomija) For all received complains the Complaints Commission decided the Journalists Code was violated, at the session held in the Independent Society of Journalists of Vojvodina in Novi Sad.As was said at the session, in an article „Four children disappeared from the Children’s village in Sremska Kamenica “, published in the Media NOVA.rs and […] детаљније >
(Source: Unesco.org) “A big part of our efforts as a press council is to educate the media community about the professional journalistic standards. This is why, in addition to reinforcing the transparency of our functioning as a press council, we organize open sessions of our complaints commission so that anyone, including the journalists, can understand […] детаљније >
Seven press councils from Southeast Europe and Turkey will start a social media campaign tomorrow against misinformation in the online environment. The campaign is aimed at the media community, as well as the public, because press and media councils from the region want to, with joint efforts, fight against disinformation and remind them of the […] детаљније >
(Source: RTS.rs) The way the domestic tabloids reported, offering the disturbing photos of the boby of a young man drawn out of water, is inadmissible, and the speculation and guesses that it is the missing Split-born Mateja Peris, while it was not yet confirmed, violates the basic provisions of the Journalists Code and basic ethical […] детаљније >
By publishing photos of the young man’s body, which had been in the water for several months, and unconfirmed allegations from the investigation, several daily newspapers and portals violated the Code of Journalists of Serbia and disturbed the public.The Press Council reminds colleagues that, according to the Code, the misuse of photos and data obtained […] детаљније >
The students of three classes of the first grade of the First Belgrade High School participated today in a public class about media literacy. Basic concepts, such as disinformation, fake news, media manipulation, were explained to them through the “Fake News” exhibition set up in the gymnasium hall. The exhibition, organized by the Press […] детаљније >
(Source: 020media) “The face of the deceased person, anyone at all, simply must not appear in the media,” said for the portal 020 Media Tamara Skrozza journalist and member of the Complaints Commission of the Press Councils. Social networks have been discussing the image in which the face of the deceased mufti Zukorlić appears allegedly […] детаљније >
(Source: Zoomer) Yesterday, a regional media conference “Where have diverse voices gone” was held in Belgrade, in which our portal also participated, as an example of good practice of cross-border cooperation for the story of the “Open Balkans” initiative.The results of media monitoring in the Balkan countries were presented at the conference. The main finding […] детаљније >
(Source: Insajder Tv)You will appear in the newspaper – a phrase we often use when we point out to someone he is in danger or doing something wrong.But what happens when that threat materializes? What if you are so-called ordinary person who doesn’t do public work, so you end up in a newspaper, that is, […] детаљније >