Regarding the spray painting of the RTS board in front of the building in Takovska, at the "Serbia against violence" protest, the president of the RTS Board of Directors, Branislav Klanšček, said that this act also represents violence and pressure on the employees of the public media service.
The UNS and ANEM reacted to the performance performed by the Green-Left Front MP Radomir Lazović.
UNS believes that citizens and MPs have the right to express dissatisfaction with the work of the media at protests and that no one can dispute that, but points out that such threatening messages to journalists and media workers are unacceptable.
The safety of journalists is of the utmost importance
MP Radomir Lazović explained to the "Vremena" portal that only someone who was not at the protest or did not even watch what was discussed at the protest, but read the reports in the regime's tabloids, could maliciously conclude that there could be threats RTS employees due to protest.
"Well, we even invited the citizens to applaud the RTS employees and crew filming the protests, and then the editors decided not to show that material. We did this precisely so that there would be no confusion, that we are not addressing employees and journalists, but the editorial office, which we ask to work according to the law, and we warn them not to be PINK, but a public service for all citizens. Come people to the protest, join the citizens, don't read the hatred they sow in the tabloids, don't fall for those traps, we fight against violence, threats and pressures, all our moves and statements are always in that direction and from that context, don't fall to pranks", says Lazović.
As Lazović explains for the "Vremena" portal, the context in which the statement was made, the applause for independent journalism and their every action says:
"We want you to work in the interest of the citizens. We don't want you to be PINK. We see you going PINK. We don't want that. Consider this a warning. We want you to be a free public service. The issue of the safety of journalists is a really sensitive issue to which the Green-Left Front attaches the highest importance, and only someone completely malicious or on a mission to twist the truth on behalf of the government can think otherwise," he says.
An alibi for bullies
ANEM's statement points out that for years it has been pointing out that RTS does not fulfill the provisions of the Law on Public Media Services, but that, on the other hand, such words are welcomed with joy by those who send 'warnings' every day and threaten N1, Danas or individual journalists in many ways. more massive and brutal format.
"It will be their alibi when they draw targets on our colleagues much more openly. We have to work to stop this spiral of unacceptable attitude towards journalists," the statement said.
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