It is good that the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia has an interest, an idea to seriously pay attention and energy to the prevention of misinformation and the malicious information that appears in our society and can do serious harm to our public discourse. However, on the other hand, it should be recognized that these types of processes are conducted only when they are inclusive and transparent, when the main stakeholders, primarily journalists and media organizations, as well as the media need to be involved from the outset, says Executive Director of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia, Dragan Sekulovski in an interview with Inbox7. This association initiates the preparation of a list of relevant on-line media, which they expect to lead to a self-regulation or greater professionalization of the portals.
SEKULOVSKI: If the government tries to impose what is ethical and what is not, we have a problem
It is good that the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia has an interest, an idea to seriously pay attention and energy to the prevention of misinformation and the malicious information that appears in our society and can do serious harm to our public discourse. However, on the other hand, it should be recognized that these types of processes are conducted only when they are inclusive and transparent, when the main stakeholders, primarily journalists and media organizations, as well as the media need to be involved from the outset, says Executive Director of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia, Dragan Sekulovski in an interview with Inbox7. This association initiates the preparation of a list of relevant on-line media, which they expect to lead to a self-regulation or greater professionalization of the portals.
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