UNESCO continues its series of roundtables on media self-regulation
18-12-2009 (Dubrovnik)
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Thanks to UNESCO’s support, about 35 media professionals gathered last November in Dubrovnik, Croatia, to discuss the importance of media self-regulation for democracy. The Croatian Media Self-Regulation National Roundtable was organized by UNESCO, in collaboration with the University of Dubrovnik and OSCE, as part of the UNESCO project, Alignment to International Standards in the Media Sector of South-East European Countries.
Media self-regulation in Croatia, previous activities implemented in the country and future possibilities were among the topics discussed at the roundtable. Speakers included Božo Novak, doyen of Croatian journalists, and Trpimir Matasović, member of the Council of Honour of the Croatian Journalists’ Association. The roundtable was attended by representatives of media, universities, associations and the Ombudsman for gender equality.
Božo Novak spoke about the self-regulation relevance and described how the media self-regulation process has been developing in Croatia until now. Gordana Vilović, from the University of Dubrovnik, gave a chronology of events related to the creation of a Press Council in Croatia. Her presentation was followed by the speech of Trpimir Matasović, who described the activities of the Council of Honour of the Croatian Journalists’ Association. The gathering was also attended by international experts in the field of journalism: Ian Wright, former Managing Editor of The Guardian and co-director of the Guardian Foundation; and Ognian Zlatev, Director of the Centre for Media Development in Sofia (Bulgaria) and UNESCO consultant.
Ian Wright spoke about the international practice of self-regulation and presented his own experience at The Guardian. Ognian Zlatev introduced the UNESCO project and spoke about ways of funding media self-regulation bodies. During the lively discussions, participants put forward interesting examples and stressed the importance of self-regulatory efforts for further development of democracy, which includes free and professional media
This national roundtable is part of the series of events organized by UNESCO in the South-East European countries, in the framework of its project financed by the European Union. Each meeting has the goal to initiate the process of establishing self-regulatory and newsroom ombudsman mechanisms in the targeted countries.
Božo Novak spoke about the self-regulation relevance and described how the media self-regulation process has been developing in Croatia until now. Gordana Vilović, from the University of Dubrovnik, gave a chronology of events related to the creation of a Press Council in Croatia. Her presentation was followed by the speech of Trpimir Matasović, who described the activities of the Council of Honour of the Croatian Journalists’ Association. The gathering was also attended by international experts in the field of journalism: Ian Wright, former Managing Editor of The Guardian and co-director of the Guardian Foundation; and Ognian Zlatev, Director of the Centre for Media Development in Sofia (Bulgaria) and UNESCO consultant.
Ian Wright spoke about the international practice of self-regulation and presented his own experience at The Guardian. Ognian Zlatev introduced the UNESCO project and spoke about ways of funding media self-regulation bodies. During the lively discussions, participants put forward interesting examples and stressed the importance of self-regulatory efforts for further development of democracy, which includes free and professional media
This national roundtable is part of the series of events organized by UNESCO in the South-East European countries, in the framework of its project financed by the European Union. Each meeting has the goal to initiate the process of establishing self-regulatory and newsroom ombudsman mechanisms in the targeted countries.
Participants of the Dubrovnik roundtable© SEENPM
Related themes/countries
· Croatia
· Professional Journalistic Standards and Code of Ethics
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