Safety of journalists: What to expect from the announced amendments to the Criminal Code
Cenzolovka 12.10.2021 | Miroslav Janković
The former Criminal Code left too much space for anyone wishing to harm or intimidate journalists to do that and not be punished. And this is exactly what is the greatest contribution of these amendments: that space will shrink considerably and prosecution and police will have legal grounds to act in many situations in which ‘their hands were tied’ previously.
Photo: Pexels, Pavel Danilyuk “Journalism can never be silent: that is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault.” Henry Anatole Grunwald This beautiful and oh-so-true quote of the American journalist and diplomat Henry Grunwald spotlights the enormity of responsibility and risks inherent to the journalists’ profession. Regardless whether it is about the moments of tremendous joy or those of desperation and tragedy, journalism remains the guardian of key
