RECOMMENDATIONS

of participants of the seminar “Legal and ethical bases for media activities in Tajikistan” within the framework of the Project “Promoting development of legal and ethical standards in Tajik journalism” organized by NANSMIT, Internews Network and USAID.
Kurgan-Tube
5 April 2011

Expressing concern about the growing number of legal persecutions of the media and journalists, representatives of the Tajik mass media with different forms of property, public officials and employees of international and public organizations have developed the following recommendations:

To the mass media and media organizations:

— to enhance interrelations and consolidate efforts ensuring solidarity among journalists;

— to acknowledge ethical standards acceptable for all media;

— to strengthen responsibility of journalists and the media for veracity and objectivity of the information they publish;

— to ensure access of the media and journalists to legal services and legal data bases;

— to introduce the position of legal consultant in the media;

— to conduct regular online competitions promoting and strengthening professionalism among journalists;

— to improve working conditions and professional environment for journalists within every medium;

— to promote and support improvement of professional training of young journalists in universities.

NANSMIT