Media chaos in Montenegro
Lack of self-regulation and political bias ruining standards.
|2017.10.09
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The frequent violations of the Code of Journalists has led to a decline of trust amongst the public, but also generally threatens the dignity of the profession.
"Media literacy of citizens is needed. If they obtain this skill, and if they can properly put events into context, then they can separate political inclinations from news."
Marijana Camovic, journalist and Media Syndicate president.
Sanja Rasovic
Sanja Rasovic was a journalist in Montenegro for many years. However, over the past several years she has been working with the Citizens Alliance and as coordinator for the School of Democratic Governance, part of the Association of Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe.
This story was originally written in Serbian.