At today’s session, the Government gave a statement expressing strong political will and support for its institutions for the continued application of the code of ethics for media reporting, as well as strong encouragement of the application and respect of the system for media self-regulation, the government’s press service announced.
“The government today supported the rights of the media and journalists to report and to freely research and without delay, with another measure that allows media workers the right to use the services of the Central Registry and the Agency for Real Estate Cadastre. With its own measure, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia compiled the demands of journalists and journalist’s associations and provided free access to sources of information of special importance for investigative journalism”, reads the press statement.
This text is made within the framework of the project “Media Reform Observatory”, implemented by the Foundation for Internet and Society Metamorphosis, “Agora” Center for Promoting Civil Values and the Platform for Investigative Journalism and Analyzes – PINA, with the financial support of the “Foundation Open” Society – Macedonia “. The content of the text is the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be considered to reflect the views of the “Open Society Foundation – Macedonia”.