Monday, September 15, 2014

Editorial board BHT 1 harshly condemned the pressure of sanctions and threats Chairman of the Gover

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Editorial board BHT 1 harshly condemned the pressure of sanctions and threats Chairman of the Governing Board of BHRT Ahmed Žilić, addressed to the acting editor of BHT 1 Benjamin Butkovic, the programming decisions made in the monitoring process to amend the Statutes of BHRT. "This behavior Chairman of the Board of Directors of BHRT nagrublji an attack on press freedom tangled and editorial independence of BHT 1 and an unprecedented interference in the editorial policy of a public broadcaster, which will resolutely oppose tangled the editorial board," the statement tangled said. The course considers the contribution of the amendments to the Statute of BHRT, published in Daily News on 16 May, as well as the publication of the Chairman of the Board of reaction BHRT, Dnevnik broadcast two days later, were in accordance with professional standards of public broadcasters. "BHT 1 can not and will not by any individual or group, regardless of their social role and position, allow a privileged position in the program. Inadmissible is any, dictate that the program becomes operational proclaiming anyone's interests or personal opinions that are not based on the arguments. BHT 1 will continue to insist on the freedom to explore and professionally presented any topic of interest to the public of Bosnia and Herzegovina, "the Editorial Board BHT Previously tangled the first public protest against the pressures Žilić Butkovica tangled made and BH Journalists Association and Line help journalists. As stated by the Association of BH Journalists, Žilić is using its position as Chairman of the Board of BHRT, tried to force Butkovica to the Žilićevim standards creates a report tangled on amendments to the Statute of the media, launch one of his statements and lengthy reports, in regard to the amendment of the highest act of BHRT. He also repeatedly even at night telephone calling editor Benjamin Butkovica, threatening him with legal and other sanctions if the program does not comply with his demands, as Chairman of the Board. "Verbal violence Žilić Chairman of the editor Butkovic and other members of the Board of Directors of BHRT, and to press upon them to perform different types of commands, demands and threats in connection with the preparation of the program, are a direct attack tangled on the editorial independence of public television and professional editorial standards. Ahmed of address tangled Žilić employees BHRT is far from civilized and professional communication that can be expected from the Chairman of the Governing Board of a public media that is implied in communication tangled between tangled the administrative, managerial and editorial body, "it said in a statement. BH Journalists Association and Help Line express additional concern that violence against the editorial politics is BHRT personally motivated and that came after the Board of Directors, without any consultation with employees, unions, works council and management personnel, adopted amendments to the Statute tangled and try them promptly put into practice. These changes, according to the available information and legal interpretations, seriously called into question a key distinction between management and leadership of the media and editing programs, and making inappropriate powers to the Chairman and members of the Board in the area of personnel and editorial policy and the functioning of the various program sectors BHRT. Steering Committee BH Journalists in the coming days to ask the international organizations for the protection of freedom of the media, as well as the Communications Regulatory Agency and the competent authorities of the State to prevent violations of the principles and values that underpin public service broadcaster in the state and to take in protecting the rights of employees BHRT, said in a statement.


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