Mehanizam #24
Pritisak na novinare
Dokumentovano
Novinar kao meta kampanje: uvreda sa konferencije, tabloidni udar, tužba, pretnja, ekonomski pritisak. ODIHR opisuje efekat zastrašivanja i kulturu nekažnjivosti.
Napomena. Dokumentovani su uvreda, koordinisani napadi i efekat zastrašivanja. Nije tvrdnja da je svaka tužba protiv novinara strateška tužba protiv javnog učešća.
Šta je
Napad na pojedinca i pritisak na redakciju su isti mehanizam sužavanja prostora za kritiku. Ko nema frekvenciju, gubi publiku. Ko ima publiku, dobija udar.
Kako radi
Verbalni napadi zvaničnika, koordinisani pro-vladini mediji, strateške tužbe protiv javnog učešća, pretnje u sredini. RSF i Evropska komisija to prate kao trajno okruženje, ne kao jedan skandal.
Zašto je važno u sistemu
Ako kritički novinar ćuti, nacionalna TV nema koga da se plaši. Informaciona poluga nije samo naklonjeni Pink. To je i to što drugi dišu teže.
Dokumentovani nalazi
„The ODIHR EOM received numerous reports about journalists critical of the government being subjected to verbal insults, including by state officials, as well as co-ordinated attacks by pro-government media during the campaign period.“OSCE/ODIHR, 2023, str. 17
„Several journalists, particularly from the regions, reported threats, enduring pressure and intimidation, including targeted lawsuits, and noted a culture of impunity of such actions. This climate of vilification reinforces the chilling effect on critical voices and leads to self-censorship.“OSCE/ODIHR, 2023, str. 17
„Despite a solid legal framework, journalists are subject to political pressure and crimes committed against them go unpunished.“RSF, 2024
Serbia: World Press Freedom Index
„Recurrent statements by high-level officials on the daily and investigative work of journalists provide for a challenging environment for the exercise of freedom of expression.“Evropska komisija, 2023
„The number of cases of pressure and attacks on journalists significantly increased in comparison with last year, and frequent targeting of journalists by ruling party officials and progovernment media continued to undermine the journalistic community’s work.“Freedom House, 2024