March 13, 2018

13/03/2018: SERBIA – SEEMO CALLS ON SERBIAN JOURNALISTS TO RESPECT PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

Vienna, 13/03/2018

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) expressed critics about behavior of some media and journalists in Serbia.

The co-hosts of a morning TV show made remarks on air, during which he showed a sexist and misogynist attitude towards a much younger female participant of the show. This is not the first time,that such a remark has been made on radio or TV in Serbia.

SEEMO supports the decision of the Serbian Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) which will retroactively take into investigation the indecent behavior.

SEEMO is a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South, East and Central Europe.