Fourth estate conscience - Self-regulation of media in Montenegro
Fourth estate conscience - Self-regulation of media in Montenegro

Author(s): Duško Vuković, Daliborka Uljarević
Contributor(s): Daliborka Uljarević (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Media studies, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Governance
Published by: Centar za građansko obrazovanje (CGO)
Keywords: Montenegro; media; self-regulation; 2019; public service broadcasting; RTCG; ethics;
Summary/Abstract: All media and journalists in Montenegro have unique code of ethics, adopted in 2002 and amended in 2015, but there is no single self-regulatory body at the level of the entire media community that takes care of respect of ethics. Part of the media, local and national, has founded the Media Council for Self-Regulation (MCSR) in 2012, and in the same year, a group of local print media established their own self-regulatory council. One private television with national coverage (TV Vijesti), two daily newspapers (Vijesti and Dan) and one weekly (Monitor) opted for ombudsmen as a form of self-regulation. The National Public Media Service RTCG, which is a member of the MCSR, also has its Commission for applications and complaints of listeners and viewers, as a body of the RTCG Council. In last years, a tendency of violation of professional standards and ethics has been noticeable in Montenegro.

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