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The recent incident of the resignation of the journalist Dinos Finikaridis from the show of RIK & # 8220; From Day to Day & # 8221; were at the center of the discussion of the Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs. The journalist & # 8211; The presenter of the show, citing the facts, said that it is a common practice for there to be an intervention by a public figure and then to ask for the reaction of the other side, as was done in this case, meaning of course the fact that both the MP and the president were invited. of EDEK. He answered why he returned to the show, while from the RIK side, the chairman of the Board stressed that the freedom of the press and the independence of journalists are non-negotiable.

Mr. Efstathiou, speaking within the Committee, wondered how bad it was that he wanted to intervene in RIK. He asked, he said, the Director of News and Current Affairs Giannis Nikolaou to intervene, and he told him to put his request in writing to be evaluated, and for that he called Dino Finikaridis who told him that he would host him. >

As Kostis Efstathiou said, he called RIK at the scheduled time and because something had happened to the telephone lines, the connection was cut off. Then, the producer of the show contacted him, telling him that he would not make the intervention in the end and they would then explain to him why. He added that he did not consider it a serious matter and that it could happen due to lack of time or due to some topical and more important news.

Mr. Efstathiou said that it was not something he thought he should open his mouth and say something. This is the first time he has spoken about the incident before the Commission, he said. I do not understand, he noted, where is my mistake to call and ask to speak to RIK. Commenting on the reports that he has been invited and shown more than once by the other EDEK MPs, he said that if some people think that for the next 8 months they should not invite me again to a RIK show so that the others can “equalize” him, then let's not call him again.

Dinos Finikaridis, speaking before the Commission, presented the events as he experienced them. As he said, he had information before the incident that Kostis Efstathiou would like to intervene on the issue of EDEK and added that he, knowing that the MP was in Strasbourg, contacted him, leaving an audio message. The next day, in the morning meeting, he informed the person in charge of this development, saying that he would also contact EDEK if Mr. Sizopoulos wanted to intervene, while he also informed that he would ask for a comment from Mr. Myrianthous, who would be there. invited to a show panel.

He said that at 11:20 he spoke with Mr. Efstathiou and agreed to intervene at 12:45 and immediately afterwards he called Maria Panagiotou informing her about Efstathiou's intervention and asking her if Mr. Sizopoulos would like him to speak by phone, then contact the production of the show, as he would already be in the studio.

At 11:55, as Mr. Finikaridis said, Giannis Nikolaou (s.s. news director) called the production team and said in a loud voice that if Mr. Efstathiou wants to intervene, he should submit this demand in writing. Then, as he said, he asked the production to convey to Mr. Nikolaou that he had already addressed Mr. Sizopoulos to intervene, that if he does not appear in From Day to Day Mr. Efstathiou will appear in another show, that his intervention is of great journalistic interest with what happened in EDEK and, finally, that it is a shame that Mr. Efstathiou did not make his position since there was already an agreement and agreement in it.

He said that Mr. Nikolaou insisted in his position that Mr. Efstathiou should not intervene and then Mr. Finikaridis himself asked to be told that if the EDEK MP is cut, he will resign from the show. Mr. Nikolaos's answer was for Mr. Finikaridis to resign in writing. Finally, Mr. Efstathiou was informed that he would not intervene and around 13:10 EDEK informed that Mr. Sizopoulos would not like to speak on the show. Leaving the show, said Mr. Finikaridis, he submitted his resignation in writing.

The RIK journalist wondered what the problem was if Mr. Efstathiou came out and intervened in his show and if Mr. Sizopoulos answered this, noting that this is a common practice.

Dinos Finikaridis then answered why he returned to the show, saying that there were many discussions with the General Manager and the Chairman of the Board of RIK and after a letter he received from the General Manager, he decided to return. The letter stated that his presence on the show was considered necessary, that the events that led to his resignation would be avoided in the future and that there was full support for his journalistic work and freedom of expression.

RIK News and Current Affairs Director Giannis Nikolaou, in his own presentation of the events at the Committee meeting, initially said that he deliberately chose to abstain from any public position during this period during which various things were said and written, most of which contained either half true, or even lies. He said he did not want to talk about the incident so as not to add fuel to the fire and fuel a public debate that was and should remain an in-house issue.

Then, Mr. Nikolaou referred to the events starting from the phone call he received on Thursday, April 28 at 13:45 from Mr. Efstathiou, asking him to appear on the show for statements, with him replying that “he does not go out on television whoever calls and asks for it “. At the same time, she urged him to issue a statement and send it in writing to RIK and if it is deemed that he should be given a step, then he would either make a statement or the announcement would be transmitted.

The next day, said Mr. Nikolaou, when he found out that an interview with Mr. Efstathiou was included in the show, he called the producer asking for explanations, receiving the answer that the consultation for telephone intervention had just taken place between Mr. Efstathios and Mr. Finikis. . At that time, Mr. Nikolaou told the producer that the MP should not appear on the show, explaining what had preceded him.

any complaint from a journalist of the institution that there is no freedom of expression in RIK, as all journalists are free to invite anyone they want to their shows without any interference.

He said that for the incident, no intervention was made for Mr. Efstathiou and that the whole incident was due to a misunderstanding that was created in the News Department. He said that the EDEK MP was called too many times to the show and RIK had no reason to “cut” him on that day.

In his statements after the session he said that Freedom of the press and independence of journalists are non-negotiable.

Obstruction due to an internal process

The General Manager of RIK Thanasis Tsokos within the Committee said that the institution is controlled by the Broadcasting Authority and the Management after studying the report of the Authority has not found anything negative about the operation of RIK. On the contrary, said Mr. Tsokos, the Authority finds and declares that RIK is fulfilling its duty in full.

He noted that there was no intention to cut Kostis Efstathiou and attributed the incident to poor in-service communication. He said that there was an effort and consultation with Dino Finikaridis and for this reason the journalist returned to his duties.

The chairman of the Interior Committee, Aristos Damianos, in his statements after the meeting, stated about the incident that despite the fact that the discussion has not been completed, some safe conclusions can be drawn. First, he said that journalistic ethics and the freedom of the journalist should be respected. It should also be noted that the self-evident right of a public figure, an elected MP to take a position on issues of public interest was hindered by an internal process in the RIK.

He stressed that both in Parliament and beyond, the effort will continue so that the obvious political interventions in RIK and elsewhere – and we do not have illusions because they have always existed – to reduce and at the same time reduce the problems.

In her speech within the Committee, the Chair of the Committee on Journalistic Ethics, Elli Kotzamani, said that there was a question of freedom of expression not of the media but of the journalist, as the journalist's right to control and choose who to call and how to control it was questioned. its broadcast. He added that the phenomenon of interventions is worrying and noted that Cyprus in a report of the Reporters Without Borders organization for freedom of expression has slipped from 25th to 64th.

The president of the Cyprus Writers' Union, George Frangos, in his speech to the Commission said that it is true that freedom of expression in Cyprus has been eroded and there is indeed a declining trend. Regarding the incident, Mr. Frangos said that from the first moment he was informed, the Union stood by the journalist, who boldly defended his journalistic ethics and dignity with his attitude and congratulated him for this attitude. He noticed that RIK has not had a positive previous life or a good testimony from outside in these issues over time. And much more is happening than what comes to light.

Remember that the incident of interference in the show & # 8220; From day to day & # 8221 ;, it had provoked a storm of reactions and was interpreted as an attempt to manipulate the information and occupied the public for days.

In the meantime, in a memorandum to the Commission , the EQUALITY Guild states that the relationship between superiors and subordinates must be governed by the proper two-way respect, an essential element for the performance of the journalistic function, noting that the mission of the Public Television is and should be impartiality and of the truth, even if sometimes some issues may contradict the personal code of beliefs of each of its officials.

With information KYPE

Source: politis.com.cy

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