OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes guidebook on media reporting of criminal proceedings
An OSCE-supported guidebook on the role of the public and of journalists during criminal proceedings before the courts was launched in Skopje on 23 April 2014.
The publication “The public in the criminal procedure”, prepared by the OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Public Prosecutors Association, provides journalists with useful tips on how to effectively report on court proceedings.
The publication gives an overview of all phases of the new criminal procedure introduced in December 2013, including the competences of all actors in the process, exceptions to the right of the public to be present at trial hearings as well as the role of journalists in objective and accurate reporting of trials, and their accountability.
The guidebook will be distributed to all journalists reporting from court and is available online.