Press Council: Interprofessional seminar for judiciary and media actors

JAHORINA, (Patria) - The Press Council, a self-regulatory body for print and online media in Bosnia and Herzegovina, today began a seminar/workshop on pre-judicial mediation procedures for media self-regulatory and regulatory bodies, within the framework of the Joint Project of the Council of Europe and the European Union, JUFREX - Strengthening Judicial Expertise on Freedom of Speech in the Media of SEE on Jahorina.

The aim of the seminar is to strengthen judicial expertise and understanding of freedom of media reporting and responsible journalism in BiH media, as well as to empower journalists to follow ethical standards of professional and responsible reporting.

Ljiljana Zurovac, Director of the Press Council Program in BiH, opened the seminar with a welcome address.

Vanja Ibrahimbegović, Project Manager of the Council of Europe for the JUFREX project, presented the project and explained the importance of its implementation for BiH.

The one-day seminar brought together about 40 participants from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina: media representatives, editors and journalists, representatives of media organizations, Municipal and Basic Courts, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of BiH, the Association of Judges of FBiH, the Bar Association of FBiH and lawyers.

Seminar participants will discuss media regulation and self-regulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, self-regulation and media regulation as a pre-judicial procedure, professional ethics, freedom of speech and awareness of responsibility towards the public, mediation as a way to relieve courts of unnecessary, expensive and lengthy court proceedings.