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people for saying such things, but I appreciate what Mladjan Dinkic has
done. He will be a significant factor and a very positive figure in Serbia,
not in the years but in the decades to come. And that’s good for Serbia.
This is just a difficult moment. I believe the two of us will have the strength
to overcome this dispute, which is so characteristic of Serbs.”
Dinkic was less conciliatory: “This is not a personal conflict. As far as I’m
concerned this is a professional fall by Mr Djelic. That’s my personal
opinion and you can’t change that. But, since we had his little pathetic
speech, I have just one wish: I hope both of us will live into old age, but if
by some chance I die before you, don’t make a speech at my funeral like
you did at [Prime Minister] Djindjic’s.” 84
Som det fremgår af ovenstående karakteristik af den adfærd og de ’sager’ der
dominerer den politiske kommunikation i medierne, er den stærkt præget af
skandalisering, intriger og konspirationer samt en retorik og debatkultur der ligger
meget langt fra, hvad der almindeligvis betragtes som sagligt acceptable standarder i
seriøse ikke-kommercielle medier.
At ovenstående tv-duel udspillede sig på det statsligt finansierede RTS er Serbiens
officielle medieinstitution med de næsthøjeste seertal efter den rendyrkede
kommercielle TV Pink, angiver niveauet for den politiske kommunikation i de
dominerende elektroniske medier. Konsekvenserne heraf er omdrejningspunktet for
diskussionen i de følgende afsnit.
84 BETA 17.07.2003. www.b92.net