Sensitive news reporting on conflicting situations– Mitrovica case
Session
Journalism, Media and Communication
Description
I titled this topic ‘Sensitive news reporting on conflicting situations’ to narrow the focus mainly on the existing and nearly continuous problems occurring in the Mitrovica region and its surroundings, Leposaviq, and other problematic towns. Electronic and broadcast media are experiencing serious problems reporting from the said areas, including threats, time pressure, lack of security in the field, lack of institutional protection, and physical assault against them. Though monitored by many relevant factors, including UNMIK, OSCE, KFOR, Kosovo Police, and other organizations and institutions, the Mitrovica region as an area with plenty of security problemsdue to incessant conflicts,remains a problematic place to be covered by the media outlets. Mistakes ofthe March 2004 riots are still fresh in our memories when international institutions pointed out failures in the coverage, especially those aired by young and inexperienced journalists reporting from the field. The main dilemma lies exactly here. Do Kosovan media need to be emotionallyinduced or should strive for unbiased and professional reporting when covering sensitive situations? There are plenty of processes and techniques as to how media can create a better professional approach when it comes to the nature of reporting in extraordinary situations. Extraordinary situations require a different approach and the highest attention for every detail or obstacle presented. In the day-to-day work of a journalist neither ‘miracles’nor ‘obstacles’ happen every day, therefore a journalist must understand that difficulties will be present at every stage of their development. A journalist punches a good report as long as he or she respects the hot spots articulated again and again by many authors and journalism scholars. This work is designed to elaborate on the proper coverage details by offering professional guidelines and agendas.
Keywords:
Mitrovica, conflict, insecurity, extraordinary, professional, riots, etc.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-95-6
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
28-10-2023 8:00 AM
End Date
29-10-2023 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2023.46
Recommended Citation
Sabedini, Musa, "Sensitive news reporting on conflicting situations– Mitrovica case" (2023). UBT International Conference. 6.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/IC/JMC/6
Sensitive news reporting on conflicting situations– Mitrovica case
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
I titled this topic ‘Sensitive news reporting on conflicting situations’ to narrow the focus mainly on the existing and nearly continuous problems occurring in the Mitrovica region and its surroundings, Leposaviq, and other problematic towns. Electronic and broadcast media are experiencing serious problems reporting from the said areas, including threats, time pressure, lack of security in the field, lack of institutional protection, and physical assault against them. Though monitored by many relevant factors, including UNMIK, OSCE, KFOR, Kosovo Police, and other organizations and institutions, the Mitrovica region as an area with plenty of security problemsdue to incessant conflicts,remains a problematic place to be covered by the media outlets. Mistakes ofthe March 2004 riots are still fresh in our memories when international institutions pointed out failures in the coverage, especially those aired by young and inexperienced journalists reporting from the field. The main dilemma lies exactly here. Do Kosovan media need to be emotionallyinduced or should strive for unbiased and professional reporting when covering sensitive situations? There are plenty of processes and techniques as to how media can create a better professional approach when it comes to the nature of reporting in extraordinary situations. Extraordinary situations require a different approach and the highest attention for every detail or obstacle presented. In the day-to-day work of a journalist neither ‘miracles’nor ‘obstacles’ happen every day, therefore a journalist must understand that difficulties will be present at every stage of their development. A journalist punches a good report as long as he or she respects the hot spots articulated again and again by many authors and journalism scholars. This work is designed to elaborate on the proper coverage details by offering professional guidelines and agendas.