La7 stops the service on the negotiations, the response remains Silvia
Paolo Butturini * - November 20, 2009
La7, the Charter of Duties of the journalist is clear
A specter is haunting the newsroom: the autonomy of journalists ...
... exercising the right / duty to inform the public. What happens to
La7, as has often happened in recent months, becomes a paradigm of a situation.
facts. Monday, November 16, just hours before the scheduled broadcast, the director of Tg La7, Antonello heartburn, remove from the weekly lineup Reality remains the investigation of Silvia, called the deal. The service of connecting reconstructed, beginning with the very well known Papello, the matter of negotiation between state and mafia in the early nineties. The internal review rightly arises not because the director can not exercise its right of control (if you ever wonder why it has not done before, since the service was ready by Sunday night?), But because the time and ways to remove the service Piroso concern for the relationship between autonomy of the journalist, editorial and editorial power.
Basically, the controller Tg La7 argues that "The service was not sent because incomplete and aimed at a reconstruction of part of a story so complex that even different sectors of the state shall provide reading divergent. Marrying a thesis (by the way: that the prosecution) is part of journalism that "militant" who LA7, with the current direction (sic Ed), has never been permitted. And until this Directorate will carry out its mandate, never will be. " In the words of
Piroso echoes a worn theorem huge comeback: Whose turn is it certain subjects (see, in this case, the story Dell'Utri) is necessarily biased, there sounds a bit 'like the "red robes"? . But it is the justification for censoring the investigation that is particularly dangerous because it seeks to clothe itself in objectivity. First of all it should be noted that Marcello Dell'Utri innocent until the last grade of trial, however, has already been sentenced to nine years in the first instance for "collusion with the Mafia." You had to ask him? For the distorted sense of impartiality of heartburn, would like to talk about a clean record, in the first degree is guilty of any offense, we were force to hear the opinion of the accused.
This is not autonomy. The Charter of Duties of the journalist (approved by both the authorizing union) states: "The journalist must respect, nurture and protect the right to information of all citizens and for this research and disseminates any notice or information as it considers the public interest, in respect of truth and with the greatest possible care. The journalist research and disseminates information of public interest despite the obstacles that can be placed in the way of his work and makes every effort to guarantee citizens the knowledge and control of public documents. The responsibility of journalists to citizens will prevail against any other. A journalist can never subordinate to the interests of others and particularly those of the publisher, government or other bodies of the State. " The directors are required to enforce this code of ethics. And then there were certainly Piroso the tools to correct any "critical" as defined them, Service Silvia Resta. Or maybe the information contained in the investigation were false? It does not appear and in fact it was not disputed.
In the delicate balance between duty to inform, respecting privacy and protecting the autonomy of the profession, we are seeing a growing effort to limit the role of the journalist. On the one hand the weakness of the publishing industry (including broadcasting), other legislative initiatives such as the wiretapping bill Alfano. All this adds, now, the perverse role played by some directors that, far from guaranteeing the editorial staff and their freedom, they lend themselves to conceal the news or even worse to criticize when paged. On this, I think, we should measure the true will of the Journalists' return to be the guardian of ethics and credibility of information. Beginning with the defense of my colleague Silvia Resta and of all journalists La7.
* Secretary of the Press Association Romana
From: articolo21.org
La7 stops the service on the negotiations, the response remains Silvia
"It was not my intention to go in this correspondence, but have since been forced to my name brought up several times (and not just as "author" of the service is not aired), and finished even in the newspapers. I do not question the right of the director to act services of the head, and also to block them, if you like. But ... And not by the merits of the service "negotiation", which I worked about three weeks, agreeing content and interviews with my editor Paola Diver: let's say that I can not write, let's say that is a bad journalist, let's say that on I produced about six thousand services for this station, so I can be successful evil. And maybe all the others. Ok, yes. But the director, who had need, in an e-mail to CDR and sent to all, I mean everyone, editors and executives, to appoint, to write "I guess you have given wide coverage to the event took place at the instigation Silvia Stay "? So Silvia Resta, La7 journalist whose investigation into the relationship between mafia and state was removed write to the Director of heartburn. "Insinuation that I reject, perhaps tending to doubt my" loyalty "to the issuer, whose fates are yet I care deeply about any" momentum "and 'party to me, however, that Monday I was short. I do not understand because it 'as if that were not enough, in the email in question, continues to relentlessly attacking me with phrases allusive and cryptic (what it's like the reference to the G8 in 2001? what are the final disciplinary action? maybe you're threatening me? and why ', pray? and what it means to the line where you write "... whether the suspect is named Silvia Stay"?)
Caro director, you talk about normal journalistic dialectic: I'd like to find her. Dialectic of journalism would like that there was a continuous and constructive dialogue. Dialectic of journalism would (allow me to say) that your door was open every so often. which is not '. Dialectic news director would have wanted you, or your Gulotta and Debbi in turn, had spoken at least once with me (at least) of the contents of this service, per se 'delicate and difficult, and not something that' happened. Never happened. Dialectic of journalism (and curiosity 'for the product) would have liked some of the deputies dedicated to the program (or yourself) can come and visit, while I was closed for four days in a room assembly Papell and dealing with sponsors, which is not 'happened. It 's never happened. So 'as not' done the final inspection of the product (working outdoors, mount finished, before the mixing of the service, always passes control to the assistant director. This time no. Why?). That is not being checked viewers have paid (maybe ten, maybe a thousand), that night, even after seeing the promo, expecting a report on the negotiations and have found a replica on landslides, but this failed to control, because 'now I have to pay me?
Your e-mail seems a statement of the police, as if I had been found stealing from the chest. Now, I do not think I deserve this treatment. I did a ' investigation difficult, in solitude, I worked on topics "Pallos and complicated, I still thought it was" our duty "to inform on an issue critical enough for public life: the deal between the state and mafia. Provide some points of view. certainly not all. raise questions. maybe I made some inattention, or some serious mistake accuse me of having heard voices from a single party ", but what part, since the mafia and the mafia?
It could still take as long as someone had asked me in a timely manner. In due time. You could also cut the offending part of Dell 'Utri and maintain the service (33 minutes) which contained the unpublished testimonies of Nicola Mancino and Vincenzo Scotti. You and 'preferred to throw more.
Of course I do not have a private interest, I do not take money from 'anti-mafia, it' by Salvatore Borsellino, killed the brother of the judge who has granted us this exclusive interview believing in our station, it 'from the prosecutor Antonio Ingroia, you say be "Part" (which part?) does not take money from Spatuzza regretted that (not just hearsay ") talks, starting dal'94, contacts between the boss and the nascent organization Forza Italy. Saying explicitly that they were "to be taken lightly, and examined by the prosecution," it seemed useful to know the contents of these statements that have reopened in recent days investigating the massacres and who are also appeared in all the papers.
I did wrong, but do not you dare say that it is "militant journalism." I remind you, however, that in addition to the many codes that govern the ethics of our profession, there 'nor' one for all: the twenty-first article of the Constitution
From: articolo21.org
La7: the protest of 'Order of Journalists and the Press and Lazio Roman
"Sconcerto" and a''peremptory invitation to reconsider,''was the reaction of the President of the Journalists of Lazio, Bruno Tucci, and secretary of the Press Roman Paolo Butturini, the cancellation on Monday 'evening, the service negotiation, inquiry dell'Utri conducted by the journalist Silvia Resta, under the Reality of TgLa7. ''Those who do not understand, without prejudice to the rights of the Director Antonello Piroso - is explained in a statement to Press Association Romana - Article 6 of the Cnlg are the mode 'of the decision, taken just hours before the broadcast of service, for reasons which affect the image and professionalism 'of a colleague who for years has been involved in judicial reporting and e' universally rated as a great balance of professional and experienced. What says Cdr, it 'the curator Paola Palombaro, it' Pina Debbi, deputy editor of the weekly 'Reality', they 'have the same Piroso outside the critical colleague' for which it was thought advisable not to air the investigation. In a time when freedom 'of information - the statement concludes - and' surrounded and put at risk by political, legislative and self-censorship, not 'acceptable for a director to head exposes itself to the question of wanting to censor a report about a subject as' important for democratic coexistence as the relationship between the state and the Mafia. We invite the Director Antonello heartburn, in its autonomy, to reconsider its decision and, once overcome the criticisms' he acknowledged, to broadcast its investigation into the first transmission reach.'' Giuseppe Giulietti, a spokesman for Articolo21 instead expressed solidarity 'to Cdr La7 and Silvia Resta, adding: If and when''Fnsi print and Roman decide to promote a 'initiative not only participate but we will provide the legal Articolo21 for any action they decide to hire and promote.''
From: articolo21.org
Without serious what happened last Monday in La7
Editorial
E 'a serious photographer, unfortunately the climate that you breathe in too many newsrooms today-what happened last Monday in La7.
Block the transmission of the investigation into the alleged deal between the Mafia and was within hours of airing the same night and even after it announced the news of 12.30, represents a clear act of censorship by the Director Antonello heartburn.
Just as it is unacceptable and threatening tone of intimidation against journalist, author of investigation used by Piroso in its response to the legitimate request of the editorial board of La7, to clarify the reasons for the stop of the news report.
are serious matters more frequent issuer of public and private that involve directly the role of the national union of journalists and the professional but that concern all citizens who care about the protection of democratic principles enshrined in the Constitution to begin Article 21 on Freedom of the press ...
the team of ANTIMAFIADuemila expresses solidarity and support to my colleague Silvia Resta and the Cdr La7 after the cancellation of the episode on "The Negotiation.''A new gag information to hide the truth of the facts.
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