Ongehoord Nederland (ON!) can still avoid a possible fine from the NPO if the publisher adjusts its working method. If requested, an NPO spokesperson is OPEN for NU.nl! Now it is the turn of the municipality to present a plan to the board.
“That is allowed with a letter, but we can also start a conversation,” said the spokesperson.
While the nonprofit plans to impose a financial fine, that decision has yet to be made. “A sanction of up to 15% of the budget. However, if the plan is very credible, the board can decide not to impose a sanction or, for example, only to impose a “1% fine”. All options are still available. “Urgently.” The NPO hopes to make a final decision in the week of June 27.
If a financial sanction is chosen, the money goes through! will be part of the programs of the public broadcaster. “It can be placed in other programs, for example.”
AT! the journalistic code violated
NPO wants OPEN! sanctions by the mediator for the consequences of a critical report. He said the broadcaster violated the NPO’s journalistic code and had guests make false statements without responding. “If a publisher violates the journalistic standard in the code, this affects the integrity of the entire system,” says the NPO.
The unpublished Dutch broadcaster Arnold Karskens reacted angrily to the news on Wednesday afternoon. He described the plan as a “frontal attack on press freedom in the Netherlands”. Karskens had previously indicated that he did not agree with the mediator’s conclusions. in the publication never-before-seen news Since last Tuesday, the report has again been ridiculed by the presenters.
Source: NU
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