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SAOPŠTENJE ZA MEDIJE

Mediji u doba krize pokazali da su najvažniji kanal komunikacije sa građanima, potrebno je obezbijediti dodatnu finansijsku podršku svih vlada regiona

Na Svjetski dan slobode štampe, a u jeku globalne pandemije izazvane virusom COVID-19, mediji su još jednom dokazali da su ključni akteri u društvu i da igraju jednu od najvažnijih uloga. Pored toga što edukuju građane i pokušavaju da svakog od njih zaštite od najvećeg zdravstvenog rizika u modernoj istorij...i, kroz pravovremeno i tačno izvještavanje, u isto vrijeme mediji čuvaju demokratiju u trenutku kada su ljudska prava većini stanovništva na planeti u nekoj mjeri ograničena.

Ipak, i pored činjenice da su mediji jedan od najvažnijih stubova svakog demokratskog društva, većina medijske industrije suočave se sa neizvjsnom budućnošću, koja je uzrokovana padom globalne privrede zbog COVID-19. U trenutku kada se od medija očekuje da rade više nego ikada i da sve informacije plasiraju što je brže moguće, prihodi na tržištu većini medija ne omogućavaju ni osnovno preživljavanje.

Zbog toga Medijska asocijacija Jugoistočne Evrope poziva sve vlade iz regiona da pored postojećih, hitno obezbijede dodatne forme i fondove za podršku svim medijima, kako bi se obezbijedilo da u uslovima krize mediji u punom obimu mogu da obavljaju svoju funkciju i redovno informišu svoje građane.

Podgorica, 03. maj 2020. godine

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PRESS STATEMENT

Media have proven to be the most important communication channel with citizens, especially in the crisis era. Governments in the region to ensure additional funds for media support.

On a World Press Freedom Day, one we are celebrating in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, media have proven to be key actors in the societies, which play one of the most important roles. At these difficult times, media serve to educate citizens and try to protect them from the CO...VID-19 pandemic, through timely and accurate reporting. At the same time, Media are trying to protect democracies worldwide, at the time when a majority of citizens face some level of human rights limitations caused by the pandemic.

Besides the fact that media are one of the most important pillars of every democratic society, the majority of media are facing with uncertain future. This is the consequence of the global economic collapse, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time when media are expected to work more than ever and to deliver information as fast as possible, revenues of the vast majority of media do not allow them even basic survival.

This is the reason why Media Association of South-East Europe calls all governments from the region to urgently secure additional funds and forms of support to media, which would allow them to perform their duties in a full scale, and keep their citizens fully, timely and objectively informed.

Podgorica, 3 May 2020

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