ZAGREB, Jan 7 (Hina) - A group of reporters of electronic media, Forum 21, on Friday protested against the "scandalous conduct of the Radio and Television Council which, ahead of elections, once again visibly indicated that in making
decisions it relied exclusively on the criterion of political suitability, that is, the closeness of the candidates for concessions to the (former) ruling party". The Forum 21 holds that by making decisions and applying double criteria this way, the Radio and Television Council had definitely been compromised, so the resignations of all members of the Council, headed with Marko Sapunar, is the only logical solution, the Forum 21 said in a statement Friday. Zagreb's OTV county concession had been granted based on its former work, but the same criterion had not been applied to TV Moslavina, which was denied county concession. The concession was designated to a television with no
ZAGREB, Jan 7 (Hina) - A group of reporters of electronic media,
Forum 21, on Friday protested against the "scandalous conduct of
the Radio and Television Council which, ahead of elections, once
again visibly indicated that in making decisions it relied
exclusively on the criterion of political suitability, that is, the
closeness of the candidates for concessions to the (former) ruling
party".
The Forum 21 holds that by making decisions and applying double
criteria this way, the Radio and Television Council had definitely
been compromised, so the resignations of all members of the
Council, headed with Marko Sapunar, is the only logical solution,
the Forum 21 said in a statement Friday.
Zagreb's OTV county concession had been granted based on its former
work, but the same criterion had not been applied to TV Moslavina,
which was denied county concession. The concession was designated
to a television with no experience in broadcasting, nor the
equipment, the statement said.
Such a decision could only be explained as a rush by the Council to
try to avoid a time of change and give the concession for the Sisak-
Moslavina County to similar-minded people.
Since the Radio and Television Council and the former Council for
Telecommunications had systematically functioned as an office of
the ruling party, the Forum 21 and the Croatian public, expect of
the new parliament to dismiss the Radio and Television Council and
review the concessions for radio and television broadcasting, the
statement, signed by Damir Matkovic, said.
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