Meeting of the Council with media service providers regarding the election process

The Council of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media held a working meeting today with representatives of media service providers, presenting obligations regarding programme content during the election campaign.

Council President Stevica Smederevac and Council members Prof. Dr. Dubravka Valić Nedeljković, Miloš Garić, Mileva Malešić, and Milan Petković represented the Council at the meeting.

Media service providers were presented with and provided additional explanations regarding the provisions of the Law on Electronic Media related to election campaign coverage, as well as all bylaws relevant to this period, particularly the Rulebook on the Manner of Fulfilling Obligations of Media Service Providers During an Election Campaign, the Rulebook on the Protection of Human Rights in the Provision of Media Services, the Rulebook on the Protection of Minors' Rights in the Provision of Media Services, and the Rulebook on Advertising and Sponsorship in Electronic Media.

The Council members specifically addressed the following topics before the media service providers' representatives: covering of public officials during the election campaign, political advertising, hate speech, and the adaptation of programme content for persons with disabilities. At the end of the meeting, the Council members clearly expressed the view that special attention must be paid to objective, truthful, comprehensive, timely, and diverse information, ensuring equal participation of all participants in the election process.

The meeting was attended by 25 representatives of media service providers from: Nacionalna Happy TV, TV, Kurir TV, Pink TV, Radio Television of Serbia, Radio Television of Vojvodina, Superstar, Tanjug TV, TV B92, TV Informer, TV K1, TV N1, and TV Prva.