Partnership for transparency: media, citizens and local authorities
Seminar
- Date:
- Location:
- Novi Pazar, Serbia
- Organized by:
- OSCE Mission to Serbia, Office of the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection in Serbia and National Democratic Institute
- Source:
- OSCE Mission to Serbia
- Fields of work:
- Media freedom and development
About
This is the first event in a series of seminars on the role of the media and importance of free access to documents and information, in transparency of local authorities. The aim of the seminar is to improve communication and mutual understanding between the government, journalists and civil society at the local level.
Speakers will include the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, Rodoljub Sabic, and representatives of local government, local NGOs and prominent local journalists.
RTV Vojvodina Programme Director, Sanda Savic, and an expert on public relations, Biljana Stepanovic, will deliver a training course to local institutions` civil servants focused on the improvement of relations between the public institutions and the media.