41ST ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF CROATIAN JOURNALISTS' SOCIETY TAKES PLACE

OPATIJA, Nov 23 (Hina) - The Croatian Journalists' Society (HND) held its 41st annual assembly in Opatija on Friday, at which participants elected six new members of the executive committee and four members of the council of Honour. The HND deputy president and member of the Executive Committee, handed in his resignation which was noted. The new Executive Committee members are: Milka Ganza (retired reporter, Luka Brailo (Vecernji list correspondent in Dubrovnik), Mirjana Rakic (HTV), Danko Plevnik (Slobodna Dalmacija), Oliver Drazic (HTV) and Denis Romac (Novi list). The new members of the Council of Honour are Jelena Lovric (Novi list), Ernest Fiser (Varazdinske vijesti), Drazen Klaric (CCN) and Vlasta Bartolec (HTV). In his report on the work of the Society since last year's assembly, HND president Dragutin Lucic underlined the work on regulations regarding the profession (The Law on the Croatian Radio and Television and the Law on Hina). The report of the Council of Honour mentioned bias in the informing and reporting of certain media, the unacceptable attitude towards vulnerable and minority groups such as children, the disabled, the sick and members of national minorities, as well as, the report says, the still present inflammatory speeches. (hina) lml sb