MANJINE I MEDIJI NA ZAPADNOM BALKANU - RRPP

MINORITY MEDIA IN THE FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL IN MONTENEGRO ON
MARKET
Author: Nataša Ružić
Summary
Multiculturalism of a society reflects the level of democracy of the country. Democratic
society devotes full attention to respect and protection of human and minority rights, and
particularly to the position of minority nations. In Montenegro, numerous laws and
documents regulate minority rights, but the practice differs from the established rules. That is
why we have decided to research the position of national minority media in Montenegrin
society. The objective of the research is to identify, by studying legislation, the problems that
minority nations encounter and to give recommendations for their resolving.
Apart from the above mentioned we will explore the role of minority media in informing the
fellow citizens. Certain minorities in Montenegro are rather passive and do not inform the
public of their problems.
Legislation is not the only problem. Another problem includes minority media that rarely
cover minority rights but mostly promote the culture. We have reached such a conclusion
through analysis of minority media in the period from February 27th to September 30th,
2012. The sample included Croatian, Albanian and Bosniak media. That is, radio Dux,
Hrvatski glasnik, TV Boin, Koha javore, informative programme of the public service of
Lajmet and Bošnjačke novine. The research did not include Serbian media because the status
of Serbs in Montenegro is not clearly defined and it primarily represents a political issue. On
one side, Serbs have the Serbian National Council, and on the other, pro-Serbian parties
claim that Serbs who live in Montenegro are not a minority.
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