On the Day of Journalists, OSCE Mission to Montenegro extends congratulations to all journalist and media community in the country

On the occasion of the Day of Journalists, 23 January, the Head of the OSCE to Montenegro, Maryse Daviet, congratulats journalists in the country... 

”The role journalists play in any democratic society is indispensable,” said Daviet.

This day marks 150 years since the first publication of the first weekly newspaper in Cetinje. The tradition of journalism runs deep in Montenegro. “Now, 150 years later, women and men, young and old, across Montenegro work as journalists, one of the foundation stones of democracy,” she said.

Daviet said that enhancing the media’s capacity and ensuring an enabling environment is at the very heart of the Mission’s Media Programme. The Misison supported journalists to revise their own code of ethics in 2016.

“The Mission supports the development of free, pluralistic, independent and professional media that responsibly contributes to social cohesion and democratic exchanges in society. We continue to work with journalists and media partners and give support to their constructive and positive role in Montenegro – the fourth pillar of democracy,” said Daviet.