Montenegrin journalists and their cameraman colleagues waited for hours in front of the Montenegrin Government building in the rain and cold yesterday and last night, and were not allowed to wait for the end of the session in the Government premises. They were forced to wait in the open until three hours after midnight for a statement regarding the decision on the election of the acting director of the Police Administration, and during all that time they were not allowed access to a closed room where they could wait for the end of the session, the Civic Alliance announced. (GA).
They said that this type of unacceptable behavior towards journalists is not an isolated case and is an indicator of "our attitude towards this profession and our journalists, but also their bad position in general, which we continuously point out".
"Journalists are often faced with disrespect, inadequate treatment, and even attacks, which represents a serious problem for media freedom and democracy in general. In addition, insufficiently high salaries, instability, and various pressures to which they are exposed, which threaten respect, contribute to the poor position of journalists. principles of media ethics and professionalism. That is why we remind our officials, functionaries and competent institutions that it is not enough to respect this important profession only declaratively through announcements, announcements and addresses, but when they have an opportunity like the one from last night, to show them basic respect in action and attention. In this way, we will give importance to the media scene, improve the media environment and professionalism, which will certainly lead to an improvement in the quality of the media scene and freedoms in Montenegro," the announcement reads.
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They pointed out that, on the other hand, they also invite journalists to influence the improvement of the integrity of this profession by improving their own professionalism and objectivity and to improve the position of journalists and the media in Montenegro through mutual respect and cooperation.
"Journalists are one of the important bearers and key guardians of democracy, and by respecting and protecting this profession, we protect our democratic principles and the construction of an open and transparent society," the announcement concludes.
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