Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Member of the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe - AIPCE
www.aipce.net

Press Coucil in BiH attendance on AIPCE 2012
was made possible by:

The Self-regulatory Body for Print and Online Media

MEDIATES between unsatisfied media readers, and print and online media

SUPERVISES the application of the BH Press Code

IMPROVES professional standards in print and online media of Bosnia-Herzegovina

PROTECTS PUBLIC from unprofessional and manipulative journalistic reporting

PROTECTS MEDIA from political, economical or any other pressures that jeopardize freedom of informing and freedom of media

Press Code of BiH

This Code is drawn from existing European standards of journalistic practice.

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Press Releases of Complaints Commission

Press Releases of Complaints Commission of the Press Council in B&H

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How To Complain

Instructions on how to complain on print and online media reporting.
Online complaint form

Current events:

Shadow report for BiH

Indicators of Media Freedoms in Countries Members of The Council of Europe

PUBLICATION - THE RIGHT TO COMPLAINT

News and Events

Friday, 25 March 2011 03:35 Last Updated on Thursday, 23 May 2013 08:17

22.05.2013

CURRENT CASES

PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF BIH - daily "PRESS RS": in process
MS RUZICA JUKIC - daily "DNEVNIB AVAZ": in process
MR. FEDJA STUKAN - portal KLIX.BA: topic removed
PROF. DR. EMIR TURKUSIC ÂÂÂ - TV1.BA: out of jurisdiction
HDZ MOSTAR CITY COUNCIL - portal MOINFO.BA:in process
MR. HAMDIJA FEJZIC - dnevni list "DNEVNI AVAZ": in process
MR. AMAR SARAJLIC - portal DNEVNIAVAZ.BA: in process
MR. LEO PLOCKINIC - portal DOSIJE.BA: in process
MS. SABINA DEDIC - portal MUSKIPORTAL.COM: in process
MR. PETAR KLARIC – daily "VECERNJI LIST": denial published
DR. SCI. HAMDIJA LIPOVACA - portal LJUTAKRAJINA.NET: complaint not upheld
DR. SCI. HAMDIJA LIPOVACA - portal KRAJINA.BA: complaint not upheld
DR. SCI. HAMDIJA LIPOVACA - portal CAZIN-DANAS.COM: complaint not upheld
DR. SCI. HAMDIJA LIPOVACA - portal INMEDIA.BA: complaint not upheld
G. IGOR BURIC – daily "DNEVNI AVAZ": complaint upheld
MS ELMA AHMETASEVIC - FIKRETABDIC.COM: out of jurisdiction
MS HASIBA SABIC - portal OSLOBODJENJE.BA: complaint not upheld
MS MIRJANA KUSMUS – daily "RESPEKT!": complaint upheld
CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA - portal 24SATA.INFO: complaint upheld
MS ELMA AHMETASEVIC - portal VKPORTAL.NET: complaint not upheld
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA - portal 24SATA.INFO: complaint upheld
CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION “HI NEIGHBOR” – portal 24SATA.INFO: complaint upheld
MR. GORAN MIHIC - portal 24SATA.INFO: complaint upheld
PORTAL FRONTAL.RS - portal 24SATA.INFO: complaint upheld
BiH PROSECUTION - daily "NEZAVISNE NOVINE": complaint upheld
BIH PROSECUTION - daily "NEZAVISNE NOVINE": in process

08.04.2013

SEMINAR “PREVENTION OF HATE SPEECH AND WEB PORTAL REGISTRATION”

The Press Council in BiH succesfully realized the Seminar “Prevention of Hate Speech and Web Portal Registration”. The Seminar was realized within the Council of Europe project “Promotion of Professionalism and Tolerance in the Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
Teslic, 06.04.2013

15.02.2013

“THE ONLINE MEDIA SELF-REGULATION GUIDEBOOK” - FACING THE CHALLENGES OF THE DIGITAL ERA

How does media self-regulation work in the digital world? Can the ethical standards of traditional media reporting be applied to new media as well, and how? How to protect the freedom of speech in the era of internet, while at the same time preventing the abuse of media freedoms through strengthening the media’s responsibility? Are the press codes being applied in the online environment?

Press Releases

Friday, 25 March 2011 03:40 Last Updated on Monday, 08 April 2013 20:18

01.11.2012

STATEMENT OF THE COMPLAINTS COMMISSION OF THE PRESS COUNCIL IN BIH
Statement of the Complaints Commission of the Press Council in BiH regarding threats towards the journalist of "Dnevni avaz" daily newspaper
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12.10.2012

STATEMENT OF THE COMPLAINTS COMMISSION OF THE PRESS COUNCIL IN BIH

Statement of the Complaints Commission of the Press Council in BiH regarding irresponsible and incorrect reporting of the web portal source.ba and other web portals on the alleged death of public figure