"Reporters Without Borders" condemn Rama's behavior towards journalist Muka

2022-07-06 08:12:00, Aktualitet CNA

"Reporters Without Borders" condemn Rama's behavior towards

Prime Minister, Edi Rama

"Rama's behavior reveals a very problematic understanding of the prime minister about democracy and freedom of the press," says Birger Schütz, spokesman for RSF, Germany, in an interview with Deutsche Wellen.

Muka's question was aimed at exactly that. Rama refused to answer a question of public interest that he had to answer. Questions like Muka's are one of the foundations of a free press. Instead of excluding journalists from press conferences and insulting them, Edi Rama should answer questions and work actively to improve press freedom in Albania. This applies even more when Tirana wants to become part of the community of values ??of the European Union. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has also received a lot of criticism in the past week. Like Rama, he was accused of arrogance. What are the similarities and what are the differences between the behaviors of the two heads of government? Questions like Muka's are one of the foundations of a free press. Instead of excluding journalists from press conferences and insulting them, Edi Rama should answer questions and work actively to improve press freedom in Albania. This applies even more when Tirana wants to become part of the community of values ??of the European Union. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has also received a lot of criticism in the past week. Like Rama, he was accused of arrogance. What are the similarities and what are the differences between the behaviors of the two heads of government? Questions like Muka's are one of the foundations of a free press. Instead of excluding journalists from press conferences and insulting them, Edi Rama should answer questions and work actively to improve press freedom in Albania. This applies even more when Tirana wants to become part of the community of values ??of the European Union. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has also received a lot of criticism in the past week. Like Rama, he was accused of arrogance. What are the similarities and what are the differences between the behaviors of the two heads of government? This applies even more when Tirana wants to become part of the community of values ??of the European Union. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has also received a lot of criticism in the past week. Like Rama, he was accused of arrogance. What are the similarities and what are the differences between the behaviors of the two heads of government? This applies even more when Tirana wants to become part of the community of values ??of the European Union. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has also received a lot of criticism in the past week. Like Rama, he was accused of arrogance. What are the similarities and what are the differences between the behaviors of the two heads of government?

E përbashkëta në përgjigjet e Scholz-it dhe Ramës është refuzimi për t'iu përgjigjur pyetjeve legjitime të gazetarëve. Megjithatë, konteksti në të cilin kanë ndodhur reagimet është i ndryshëm: Edi Rama prej kohësh ka një marrëdhënie tejet të tensionuar me gazetarët. Ai i sulmon publikisht redaktorët duke përdorur një fjalor agresiv, duke i quajtur ndër të tjera "kazan" dhe "parazitë" dhe nuk druhet t'i kërcënojë ata. Në marrëdhëniet me median, Rama përdor akuza, dhe fushatat e bulizimeve ndaj gazetarëve kritikë janë në rend të ditës. Olaf Scholz-i nuk ka një histori të tillë me median. Reagimi i tij ndaj pyetjes së gazetares u quajt nga disa media gjermane si "arrogant" apo "mendjemadhësi". Por disa shohin te kancelari gjerman një problem të përgjithshëm komunikimi kur përcjell politikën e tij. Por ai nuk përdor masa disiplinuese nga gazetarët apo kërcënime aktive si në rastin e Edi Ramës.

Në vitin 2017 gazetarët shqiptarë e bojkotuan një konferencë për shtyp të Ramës, pasi kryeministri i quajti ata"idiotë”. A shikoni ju një taktikë të ndryshuar të Ramës, ku nuk akuzon më të gjithë gazetarët në përgjithësi, por sulmon vetëm më të guximshmit, duke përdorur arsyetimin se pyetja ishte joetike? Çfarë mund të bëjnë gazetarët për t'i kundërvënë kësaj taktike?

RSF agrees with this description. But it is up to Albanian journalists to develop their reaction to Edi Rama's actions. From the point of view of Reporters Without Borders, it is of central importance to make public all the violations of Edi Rama's freedom of the press and to insist on respecting the legal provisions. The solidarity of journalists in cases of such attacks on specific journalists is also very important. Rama should not succeed with his attempts to turn journalists against each other by excluding individuals from press conferences. Independent media should think about how to better coordinate their response to Rama's attacks. For this, even broader alliances in defense of press freedom will probably be needed./DW