Media Study - Medija centar Beograd

Every media outlet must have a responsible editor.
VI EDITORS AND JOURNALISTS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF JOURNALISTS
Editors
Article 30
The editor-in-chief of a media outlet shall have the status of the responsible editor of that media outlet.
A media outlet may also have responsible editors for specific editions, columns, i.e. program segments.
The responsible editor of a specific edition, column, i.e. program segments shall be held responsible for the contents he/she edits.
A person enjoying immunity from responsibility may not be appointed responsible editor.
A person with permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia may be appointed responsible editor.
Journalist's Right to Impart Information and Opinions and to Refuse to Fulfil a
Directive
Article 31
A journalist may not be dismissed, suffer a salary reduction or lose his/her status in the editorial office for publishing a true assertion in the
media outlet s/he is employed in, for refusing to fulfil a directive which would violate legal and ethical press codes of conduct, for refusing to
fulfil a directive contravening the media outlet’s editorial police, or for an opinion s/he expressed as a personal opinion elsewhere.
Journalist's Confidentiality
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