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Sandžak, regija na jugozapadu Srbije, decenijama je mesto ukrštanja različitih identiteta, interesa i političkih ambicija. Lokalni mediji često su prva linija informisanja građana – ali i prve mete pritisaka.
Autori izveštaja Jana Jacić i Marko Tadić navode da je nastao na osnovu intervjua sa novinarkama, novinarima i urednicima redakcija iz Novog Pazara i Prijepolja: portala A1, Radija Sto Plus, S News, TV Foruma i portala foruminfo.rs.
U zaključku navode da slika medija u Sandžaku pokazuje trajnu napetost između javnog interesa i mehanizama pritisaka, koji su iz otvorenih napada prešli u suptilnije, ali podjednako snažne - ekonomske i pravne poluge moći, dok je bezbednost novinara ocenjena „srednjom“ ocenom, a u iskazima intervjuisanih se dosledno ponavljaju pretnje, targetiranja i onlajn uznemiravanja, kao i povremeni incidenti na terenu.
Istovremeno, navode autori, lokalne redakcije održavaju profesionalne standarde kroz „nepisana pravila“ rada na terenu, kaskadno obaveštavanje nakon incidenata i oprez u objavljivanju sadržaja koji može podići rizik.
Ceo izveštaj o stanju medija koji izveštavaju u Sandžaku možete pročitati ovde.
Projekat "Sistem prevencije nasilja i zaštite novinara" podržan je od strane Evropske Unije.
Report on Media Operating in Sandžak
Within the project "Violence Prevention System and Protection of Journalists", the Association of Independent Electronic Media with partners Center for Development of Local Media (CRLM) from Požarevac and Insider TV strives to improve the system of protection of journalists and media workers. One of the activities of the project is the preparation of a report by the CRLM on the state of local media, both in terms of security and financial and every other relevant aspect for the independence and professionalism of the media.
Sandžak, a region in the southwest of Serbia, has been a place of intersection of different identities, interests and political ambitions for decades. Local media are often the first line of information for citizens - but also the first targets of pressure.
The authors of the report, Jana Jacić and Marko Tadić, state that it was based on interviews with journalists and editors of newsrooms from Novi Pazar and Prijepolje: portal A1, Radio Sto Plus, S News, TV Forum and portal foruminfo.rs.
In conclusion, they state that the image of the media in Sandžak shows a permanent tension between public interest and pressure mechanisms, which have changed from open attacks to more subtle, but equally powerful - economic and legal levers of power, while the safety of journalists is rated "medium", and the statements of the interviewees consistently repeat threats, targeting and online harassment, as well as occasional incidents in the field.
At the same time, according to the authors, local newsrooms maintain professional standards through the "unwritten rules" of work in the field, cascading notifications after incidents and caution in publishing content that may raise risk.
You can read the entire report on the state of media reporting in Sandžak here.
The project "System of prevention of violence and protection of journalists" is supported by the European Union.