Requirements to support serious press platforms and websites
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Rabat
Parliamentarian Fatima Yassine called for supporting the regional press so that it keeps pace with different regions and regions, whether by following their problems and constraints or by contributing to advancing their development projects, noting that ambition is that all regions have their own television and radio. channels.
The parliamentarian underlined, during a meeting of the Education, Culture and Communication Committee dedicated to examining a set of issues related to the media sector, Tuesday in the House of Representatives, in presence of the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaïd stressed the need to support small press platforms and serious websites, particularly those belonging to journalistic companies which suffer from financing difficulties, stressing that the objective is to adopt a real, transparent and fair support policy. which encourages press freedom and pluralism in the Kingdom.
At the same time, the parliamentary representative considered the media as the mirror of society and a facade to define and defend the major issues of the Kingdom, which requires raising and improving the status of journalists, explaining that credibility and integrity imposed in journalistic work require that Journalists enjoy their rights, benefit from social protection, health coverage, are included in social security and are paid. At least the minimum wage is calculated based on the number of daily working hours and not based on the month as many believe.
Yassin also highlighted the journalist’s need for social enterprise institutions similar to many other sectors, further valuing the professional card they hold and allowing them to have the right to obtain information, training, etc.
On the other hand, the speaker believes that the journalist is vulnerable in his work to errors, as in other professions, but that these errors should not be a justification for making ready-made judgments, provided that these errors do not result in violation of the sanctity of the country or humiliating transgressions, and therefore the work of the journalist must be immunized within the framework of the freedom guaranteed by the law, also emphasizing the need to reconsider all laws included in the Code of press and publishing, to adapt them to developments, and to draw inspiration from successful international experiences, particularly on the issue of self-regulation. For the job.
Concerning the Kingdom’s audiovisual sector, the parliamentarian stressed the need to create a strong and competitive media, by reforming it, adopting a participatory and consultative approach with all the groups and organizations concerned.
