MINELRES: Fwd: OSCE-funded study shows Croatian TV free from outside control, weak
on minority issues
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OSCE-FUNDED STUDY SHOWS CROATIAN TV FREE FROM OUTSIDE CONTROL,
WEAK ON MINORITY ISSUES
http://www.osce.org/news/show_news.php?id=3207
ZAGREB, 16 April 2003 - An OSCE-funded study on the Croatian State
broadcaster HRT published in Zagreb today indicates that the station has
managed to free itself from outside control, but still does not pay
enough attention to issues such as refugee return and minority rights.
The study, which was carried out by the non-governmental organization
Media Council of the Croatian Helsinki Committee, confirmed that HTV had
a very large influence over Croatian society, but that it had been
depoliticized and covered the activities of political parties in a more
balanced way.
At the same time, the report says that HTV paid insufficient attention
to important post-war issues such as refugee return, treatment of
minorities and human rights. Issues related to Croatia's European
integration also received little coverage.
The study was commissioned in order to determine whether HTV truly
served the public and met the needs of Croatian society in the post-war
period.
"This study shows an improvement of HTV's broadcasting, but more could
be done to turn it into a station that serves the interest of Croatian
society as a whole", Ambassador Peter Semneby, Head of the OSCE Mission
to Croatia, said at a press conference today. "We hope that the Media
Council will be able to continue its valuable monitoring work, in
particular considering that HTV still dominates Croatia's media space,
with little competition."
The OSCE Mission is providing 40,000 euros to finance the project. One
of the main goals of the project is to support the establishment of an
institution in Croatia which can take over from the international
community the monitoring of the country's electronic media. The
development of free, independent and pluralistic media, and the reform
of existing media legislation in line with European standards, are part
of the OSCE's mandate in Croatia.
For further information, please contact:
Alessandro Fracassetti
Spokesperson
OSCE Mission to Croatia
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Croatia
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