The Government of Montenegro announced today that it is introducing new measures to protect the health of journalists.
The announcement states that due to the threat of the spread of the coronavirus and the obligation of the media to respect the rules that imply as little social contact as possible, and on the other hand, the obligation that transparency be respected to the greatest extent, which is the fundamental commitment of the Government, and that the right be satisfied in a timely and quality manner the public to know and the media to get information. they determined procedures and rules in order to satisfy all of the above as much as possible.
"1. Media conferences related to all aspects of preventing the spread of the corona virus and related activities of state authorities will be held in the amphitheater of the Institute of Public Health.
2. Today, the public service Radio and Television of Montenegro installed and tested equipment for direct transmission of all events at the Institute.
3. The radio-diffusion center enabled all radio and television stations to download the TV signal of RTV CG. Commercial television stations with national coverage have tried the system and it has been shown that the system is already functional. Other televisions can download the signal in the same way as it is possible to download the signal of the session of the Parliament of Montenegro.
4. The Public Relations Service of the Government, in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Administration, will set up a platform through which journalists will be able to ask questions in real time, i.e. during media conferences - as if they were on the spot.
5. The Public Relations Service of the Government of Montenegro and the Institute for Public Health will, at their discretion, broadcast some events live via social networks and platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, etc.
6. In addition to the above, the Public Relations Service of the Government of Montenegro will record all events and, as before, make available to the media photos and videos of all events.
7. The PR team that coordinates the Government's communications will try to meet the demands of the media for guest appearances and interviews to the greatest extent possible, but we ask for your understanding of the situation, which is not usual," the Government announced.
They pointed out that they will inform the media about all the technical aspects of the above as soon as possible.
"We expect the entire system to be functional by tomorrow (Tuesday, March 17), about which we will provide information. We expect the media to provide the Public Relations Service with an email address that will be used by the media to log in to the platform for asking questions. Since part of the media has already determined that some journalists work from home, we invite the media to submit to the Public Relations Service of the Government of Montenegro additional email addresses to which they want the PR Service of the Government and ministries to deliver the usual materials. Save yourself, your families and everyone else Stay at home! :)", said the Government.
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