Photo: PrintscreenWe wanted to create a realistic picture of what information would look like so that the citizens of Serbia have only one version of events, only one - the ruling position, only one opinion and news without a critical voice, says the announcement of television N1 and Nova S
On December 1, television stations N24 and Nova S, operating as part of United Media, stopped broadcasting programs without any explanation. Anyone who wanted to watch these two televisions during those XNUMX hours would come across a black screen with the announcement: Darkness in Serbia without free media.
This morning is finally portal Nova S published an explanation of this action. We transmit the announcement in its entirety:
"Dear viewers of N1, in the past 24 hours (Tuesday, December 6, 2022) you had the opportunity to see what the media scene in Serbia looks like without free media. We decided to take a drastic step in order to show what kind of darkness can prevail if TV N1 and Nova S are not broadcast.
We wanted to create a realistic picture of what information would look like so that the citizens of Serbia have only one version of events, only one - the ruling position, only one opinion and news without a critical voice. In this way, we pointed out the years of pressure we are exposed to, the attempts to further limit our visibility and prevent us from financing and doing business.
The latest in a series of moves in Serbia aimed at putting pressure on free media is the action of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM), which does not make a decision on the fifth license for national broadcasting, even though all applicable deadlines have passed. A few months ago, N1 applied for a national license, and the outcome showed that REM does not care about media pluralism or improving the media scene. Now we see that the same situation is repeating itself, and that is why N1 stands in solidarity with the colleagues of Nova S television, which applied for the fifth license.
We believe that it is time for the public to ask whether information in Serbia is objective and impartial, whether all citizens have a choice and why propaganda is imposed on them as the only model of information? Why is it possible that in Serbia all ethical and professional rules are violated, hate speech is promoted, "red lines" are repeatedly crossed when it comes to the content shown on television.
For eight years, N1 strives every day to respect the basic postulates of journalism and to report in the interest of citizens. We saw from your reactions that our efforts were not in vain.
Thank you for your trust, we will try to justify it."
MN/Nova S
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