Citizens and journalists gathered in front of the building N1 in order to show solidarity with the editorial staff after the dismissal of the director Igor Božić.
The meeting was organized at the invitation of NUNS, which expressed concern about the decision of the new management of the television.
"Vreme" learns: The former director of TV N1, Igor Božić, has been removed from his job
The gathered greeted the N1 journalists with applause, and a banner with the inscription "N1ko is not alone" was unfurled.
The employees of N1 had a meeting today with the new executive director for the news program, Brent Sadler, but the atmosphere in the newsroom has not changed, because the employees are still worried, it was announced on the N1 portal.
The "Vremena" reporter reports that the street where the N1 television building is located is closed, and that the gathering is being secured by the police.
Photo: TimeRally in support of N1 television
Matić: The question is how Sandler will behave now
The president of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), Veran Matić, tells Vreme that it is obvious that Božić has been replaced by this act. For him, the question is how Sandler will behave now.
"I hope that he will respect the guidelines of the BBC and CNN in which he participated in the reports. We will see soon," said Matić.
Earlier today, journalist associations pointed out that their earlier warnings indicate that this is not an isolated case, but a broader process that could lead to the complete collapse of the independent media scene.
Photo: TimeGathered in front of the N1 editorial office
"That's why it's important to be together today. To show that journalists are not alone. To defend the right of the public to be informed. To preserve one of our voices," said in a joint statement the Association of Media, the Association of Independent Electronic Media, the Association of Online Media, the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina, the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia, the Association of Local and Independent Media "Local Press", the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation and the Branch Union of Culture, Arts and Media "Independence".
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