The non-governmental organization (NGO) Multimedia Montenegro (MMNE) from Bijelo Polje announced today that it condemned the interference in the work of fellow citizen Alisa Hajdarpašić, emphasizing that journalism is a profession that, in addition to its positive aspects, has many challenges, especially when it comes to "difficult" topics in which human emotions prevail over common sense.
"Journalists are just doing their job, and their job is to report in a timely manner on all topics that are of interest to the public. We regret that in the last few years this is already the third incident in Bijelo Polje where Vijesti journalists were hindered in their work or were the subject of attacks." , the MMNE press release points out.
The Bjelo Polje Basic Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation in connection with the attack on the correspondent of Television Vijesti from Bjelo Polje, Alisa Hajdarpašić, during the reporting of the search of the house of the arrested former high-ranking police official Zoran Lazović in the Orahovica neighborhood on April 14.
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"This event is a clear indicator that citizens are not familiar with the position, rights and obligations of the media and journalists when performing their work tasks. We must work additionally on educating citizens so that they know what journalists do, what their rights are and what kind of work it is, we all like to we cooperate with the media when we have something positive to announce to the public, however, when it comes to court proceedings, criminal charges, corruption and the like, journalists are usually undesirable persons to whom statements are not made, photography, filming is prohibited. We must all be aware that now is the time of multimedia content, and the journalist's job is to take photos, record and write media announcements so that the public is up to date with all current events," they said from MMNE.
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