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Those who allocate money from the budget to the media do not raise the question of respect for professional ethics and standards of the media, but only to what extent and in what way they represent the policy of the top of the state, and that is the reason why someone receives or does not receive money
According to publicly available data, from the beginning of 2020 until today, "Informer" was awarded at least 18,3 million dinars in media contests of municipalities and cities throughout Serbia, although in that period the Complaints Commission of the Press Council issued as many as 23 public reprimands to it. , the Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia (CINS) announced.
Most of that money was paid to "Informer" by the City of Belgrade - almost 17 million, while Novi Sad and Pančevo paid him half a million each, Kikinda 200.000, and Odžaci and Sombor 100.000 dinars each. The money was paid to Dragan J. Vučićević's company Insider team, which publishes the daily newspaper "Informer", but also to its daughter company Info IT media, according to CINS.
"Informer" also violated the Code of Journalists of Serbia on Wednesday, when it published interview with a multiple rapist, which caused a storm in the public and protest that was held in the center of Belgrade.
The Press Council, which monitors whether the media respects the standards of the profession, announced that with that interview "Informer" violated the Code of Journalists of Serbia on several occasions. In this way, he "humiliated the victims, disturbed the public and intimidated his readers", according to the statement of the Council.
Although the majority owner and editor of "Informer" Dragan J. Vučićević tried to justify the interview with journalism, that event once again brought back to the forefront the issue of giving money from the budget to those who constantly violate the Code of Journalists of Serbia.
The CINS analysis showed that the commissions that allocate budget money have been ignoring the fact that "Informer" violates the Code for years. Thus, in one of the last competitions in which this tabloid was awarded money, the decision states that the "Informer" project is in accordance with the criteria and that it provides "greater guarantees of adherence to professional and ethical media standards."
Tamara Skozza, a member of the Complaints Commission of the Press Council, explains that those who award money do not raise the question of respect for professional ethics and standards, but the question is raised only to what extent and in what way those media represent the policy of the top of the state and that is the reason why someone gets or he doesn't get money.
"We had a situation where a tabloid received money with the explanation of the commission that they are aware that it constantly violates the Code, but they gave it money to fix it," Skrozza said.
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