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Local media in Tetovo ready to work together despite ethnic differences
TETOVO 5 December 2001
TETOVO, 5 December 2001 (OSCE) - Managers of electronic media in the town of Tetovo in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, have agreed to co-operate over a project to open a "media city desk", which would allow them to share resources and provide their audiences with well-documented, accurate stories. The desk would be operated by representatives of all media organizations that have agreed to help each other obtain the relevant sources for their stories. They would write their reports according to a common editorial policy.
Representatives of the various media organizations met on Monday 3 December and discussed the idea over a cup of coffee at the OSCE field office in the town. They have committed themselves to quickly submitting a funding proposal for the city desk, which is seen as a good opportunity to overcome common professional problems.
"It will be very useful. We are willing to co-operate and we can work together", said Nebojsa Karapejovski from Canal Plus Forte. A colleague from TV Art, Artan Skenderi, added: "It will be a start for spending our energy in a positive manner and for making the future of our children better."
Access to information, especially in former areas of conflict, was mentioned as another common professional issue for local media.
The agreement was the main outcome of a two-hour meeting in Tetovo, organized and hosted by the local field office of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, as part of the confidence-building activities being developed in the town.
The Head of the Field Office in Tetovo, Aytekin Aktas, said that the OSCE teams could provide support for journalists covering stories in sensitive areas: "Media can work to improve transparency between communities, and to improve the overall security situation."
The media representatives agreed to have another meeting on the OSCE premises on 19 December, to advance the city desk project.
Representatives of the various media organizations met on Monday 3 December and discussed the idea over a cup of coffee at the OSCE field office in the town. They have committed themselves to quickly submitting a funding proposal for the city desk, which is seen as a good opportunity to overcome common professional problems.
"It will be very useful. We are willing to co-operate and we can work together", said Nebojsa Karapejovski from Canal Plus Forte. A colleague from TV Art, Artan Skenderi, added: "It will be a start for spending our energy in a positive manner and for making the future of our children better."
Access to information, especially in former areas of conflict, was mentioned as another common professional issue for local media.
The agreement was the main outcome of a two-hour meeting in Tetovo, organized and hosted by the local field office of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, as part of the confidence-building activities being developed in the town.
The Head of the Field Office in Tetovo, Aytekin Aktas, said that the OSCE teams could provide support for journalists covering stories in sensitive areas: "Media can work to improve transparency between communities, and to improve the overall security situation."
The media representatives agreed to have another meeting on the OSCE premises on 19 December, to advance the city desk project.