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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative addresses independence of public service broadcaster and media self-regulation during his visit in Montenegro
Publishing date: 7 February 2018
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Montenegro
PODGORICA, 7 February 2018- In the first of a series of official visits in South-Eastern Europe the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, met on 5 and 6 February with the authorities and media professionals in Podgorica...
OSCE Representative Désir met Swiss President Alain Berset to discuss closer co-operation
Publishing date: 8 January 2018
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Switzerland
VIENNA, 8 January 2018 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir met with the President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset today in Vienna...
OSCE media freedom representative, meeting with Cyprus journalists, emphasizes dialogue as means to bridge divides
Publishing date: 8 March 2017
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Cyprus
VIENNA, 8 March 2017 – Highlighting the essential role that co-operation of journalists can play in advancing democratic processes, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE media freedom representative, opened the first roundtable discussion between Cypriot journalists in Vienna yesterday...
Montenegro’s Working group on media self-regulation adopts new journalists’ Code of Ethics, discusses future steps
Publishing date: 25 November 2015
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Montenegro
VIENNA, 25 November 2015 – At a roundtable discussion today organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, members of the Working Group on Self-Regulation in Montenegro adopted their newly-amended Journalists’ Code of Ethics, and also agreed to hold a follow-up roundtable discussion in Podgorica...
OSCE Representative welcomes new draft for journalists’ ethics code in Montenegro, addresses issues of journalists’ safety and impunity
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
What we do: Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Montenegro
PODGORICA, 7 July 2015 – Speaking at the end of her two-day visit to Montenegro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović welcomed the new draft Code of Ethics for Montenegrin journalists. In her meeting on 6 July with Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, the Representative also stressed measures to strengthen media self-regulation and the fight to end impunity for attacks against journalists in the country...
OSCE Representative calls for respect of media regulator’s independence in Latvia
Publishing date: 30 June 2015
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Latvia
SARAJEVO, 30 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called for the respect of the media regulator’s independence in Latvia...
OSCE Representative supports media self-regulation in Montenegro, raises potential negative legal amendments
Publishing date: 15 December 2014
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Montenegro
PODGORICA, 15 December 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today met with media representatives in Montenegro to support their work on amending the ethical code as an essential step in strengthening media self-regulation. She also met the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Djukanović, to discuss the media freedom situation in the country, welcoming the constructive approach by the authorities...
Actions must be taken to ensure journalists’ safety and end impunity, OSCE Representative says at European Federation of Journalists Annual Meeting in Moscow
Publishing date: 21 November 2014
Location: Russia
MOSCOW, 21 November 2014 – Ensuring journalists’ safety and breaking the cycle of impunity remain the biggest challenges to overcome for free media, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today in a keynote speech at the European Federation of Journalists’ Annual Meeting “Journalism in Times of Conflict: Impunity, Safety & Ethics”, at Moscow’s Central House of Journalists...
OSCE hands over strategy to media ethics council in Skopje to start activities
Publishing date: 16 October 2014
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: North Macedonia
VIENNA/SKOPJE, 16 October 2014 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today submitted a two-year strategy including action points to the newly-established Council of Media Ethics (CMEM)...
Media representatives in Montenegro agree on steps to co-operate in order to strengthen media self-regulation
Publishing date: 14 October 2014
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Montenegro
VIENNA, 14 October 2014 – At a roundtable discussion yesterday organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, representatives for media outlets in Montenegro agreed to review the professional code of ethics as a first step to improve media self-regulation in the country...