ZAGREB, July 6 (Hina) - Forum 21, an association of electronic media journalists, forwarded a note to the government and parliament on Friday protesting against the increasingly chaotic situation on Croatian Radio/Television (HRT),
particularly at the news and documentary desk, and the non-enforcement of the HRT Act. Parliament does not care about the fact that the HRT Act is not being enforced and that the HRT Governing Board and Council have not been constituted yet, reads the note. It says the Culture Ministry, i.e. the minister supervising the legality of the election and appointment of members to the HRT Council, has still not taken a position regarding the Council's new make-up, which has been elected but not constituted. The note points out non-compliance with legal deadlines has undermined the separation of the Transmitters and Communications sector from HRT's system, as we
ZAGREB, July 6 (Hina) - Forum 21, an association of electronic media
journalists, forwarded a note to the government and parliament on
Friday protesting against the increasingly chaotic situation on
Croatian Radio/Television (HRT), particularly at the news and
documentary desk, and the non-enforcement of the HRT Act.
Parliament does not care about the fact that the HRT Act is not being
enforced and that the HRT Governing Board and Council have not been
constituted yet, reads the note.
It says the Culture Ministry, i.e. the minister supervising the
legality of the election and appointment of members to the HRT
Council, has still not taken a position regarding the Council's new
make-up, which has been elected but not constituted.
The note points out non-compliance with legal deadlines has
undermined the separation of the Transmitters and Communications
sector from HRT's system, as well as the separation of Croatian
Radio from Croatian Television. Forum 21 maintains this prolongs
HRT's monopolistic position.
The association emphasises the situation at the HRT news and
documentary desk is alarming. "The causing of chaos and incomplete
presentation of reality continue, journalistic standards are
disrupted even more, unethical informing and unprofessional
reporting is allowed," reads the statement signed by Forum 21
president Drago Pilsel.
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