PRISTINA, Dec 16 (Hina) - The first international conference on the protection of journalists, aimed at encouraging the protection of the media and reporters and eradicating freedom of the press breaches, was held in Pristina on
Saturday. Representatives of Kosovo's print and electronic media voiced their objections to the United Nations civil administration for Kosovo, reprimanding it for insufficiently supporting journalists and not doing enough to remove the restrictions journalists encounter in their job. According to a poll conducted by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 78 percent of journalists are afraid of taking research projects due to threats. Kosovo, one of the regions where journalists' rights are violated, craves for legislation protecting reporters, according to Ana Di Lellio, a transitional media commissioner. Attending the conference, organised by
PRISTINA, Dec 16 (Hina) - The first international conference on the
protection of journalists, aimed at encouraging the protection of
the media and reporters and eradicating freedom of the press
breaches, was held in Pristina on Saturday.
Representatives of Kosovo's print and electronic media voiced
their objections to the United Nations civil administration for
Kosovo, reprimanding it for insufficiently supporting journalists
and not doing enough to remove the restrictions journalists
encounter in their job.
According to a poll conducted by the Organisation for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 78 percent of journalists are afraid
of taking research projects due to threats.
Kosovo, one of the regions where journalists' rights are violated,
craves for legislation protecting reporters, according to Ana Di
Lellio, a transitional media commissioner.
Attending the conference, organised by the Office of the
transitional media commissioner and the OSCE, were many foreign
reporters who spoke of their experience and journalism in their
countries.
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