Carlo Ciotti, spokesman of Articles 21, is among the twelve members to speak at the conference on 11 October that they had to give up for lack of time. He kindly left his written speech. It 's a useful contribution to the debate, we hope it will continue on site. Here is the text.
A special applause to the organizers of today's conference, which is the theme of "Absence of Malice and protect the weak" started its journey born in Sardinia in the 'Monitoring media and children. " We will have preferred that the conference were the representatives of the Editors to complete the picture of the entire publishing world, and we hope to be present in the 'Media Centre and the Child "in Sardinia.
The 'Art 21 free ... "of Cagliari, perhaps a forerunner in national field, opened the Association not only reporters but also citizens who care is a right enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution is the right to freedom of information and balanced with the protection of the right to privacy, respect the dignity and human rights, especially now that we live in a time of globalization, information society and communication,
Under editorial , the information is not communication:
- information is a service that responds to the needs of the public to know and is produced by a method controlled according to an explicit criterion of truth;
- communication is used instead to transmit messages that are intended to guide the thinking of the public, in the intended and desired by the communicator.
Information is made by journalists, communication by companies, politicians, from all those who need to enhance its activities with either a form of advertising. The media companies must keep in mind this distinction because their product is above all an intellectual product created by professionals and workers who respond to laws, rules and ethics specific.
The theme of the conference immediately leads to a general reflection: who are today the most vulnerable be protected?
In our opinion, in early October one of the most vulnerable citizens are, among Sardinians who bought and some local newspapers have faced, visibly in unusual shapes e anomale , a messaggi di propaganda politica ed elettorale che possono aver generato confusione nei lettori. Questo è un tipico caso in cui si è confuso il concetto di informazione con quello di comunicazione. Bene hanno fatto, a nostro giudizio, l’ODG della Sardegna e l’Assostampa sarda a prendere posizione a tutela dei giornalisti sia indirettamente dei cittadini sardi lettori, forse solo abitudinari, di quei quotidiani.
Purtroppo oggi fra i più deboli vi sono, oltre ai minori, di cui approfondiremo specifiche problematiche, anche altre categorie di cittadini.
Basta pensare: ai nostri concittadini, sempre più numerosi, che vivono nel disagio sociale e affrontano dignitosamente la povertà; ai vecchi and the elderly who live in a society that does not favor more or less, the experience and the traditional heritage of culture and life of the past, for immigrants who are receiving a precarious living by their wits and work hard to achieve decent levels of integration with our company.
In our reflection we followed the track as the 2007 annual report of the Italian privacy, in our view, in his chapter 8 "in journalism and communication technologies" induces citizens to confuse the concepts relied on information and communication . We believe that the two issues deserve separate treatment. The report highlights
la tutela assoluta dei minori e pur riconoscendo che il bilanciamento tra diritto alla riservatezza e libertà di manifestazione del pensiero non può che essere affidato innanzitutto al giornalista e alla sua responsabile valutazione, la sua attività deve comunque svolgersi nel rispetto di principi e diritti posti a tutela della riservatezza e dignità della persona.
Regole, ancorché non generali ed esaustive, sono state elaborate per la tutela della privacy dei minori nell’utilizzo del mezzo televisivo come strumento informativo e di intrattenimento, specie nei casi di violenza, di morte e di azioni lesive compiute a loro danno.
Devono essere evitate tutte le possibilità di individuazione dei minori e dei loro genitori where segregation is the same in cases of adoption.
The protection of children must be even more behind the dissemination of news with predictable or certain implications in criminal cases and especially for those suspected of sexual abuse or demonstrate.
While in general conviction that the Constitution and laws protecting journalists' professional dignity limit the freedom of the press and critics, from the intersection of Constitution and professional rules of ethics is clear:
- that freedom of information and critical ( define the values \u200b\u200bthat make journalism "critical information") and the "inalienable right" of journalists.
- that the protection of human dignity and respect for the truth in the facts are principles to be understood as limits on freedom of information and criticism.
must be reaffirmed by the Constitutional Court that the interest protected by art. 21 of the Constitution can not be said in the abstract than that of human dignity. Article 21 does not prevail on Article 2 of the Constitution.
"papers" integrate ethical professional standards.
The rules of professional conduct laid down by professional law encompass the rules laid down in the charters approved by Fnsi and the national journalists.
The concept of protection of human dignity - As a barrier to the exercise of freedom of the press and critics - also includes general and photos of a child
The protection of the child's personality extends, given the quality of the news and its components, including the facts that are not specifically crimes.
If, however, for reasons of overriding public interest and subject to legal limits, the reporter decides to spread news or pictures involving minors, must take responsibility for determining whether the publication is really in the objective interest of the child, according to the principles and limits laid down by the "Treviso Charter" (which is absorbed in the Code).
Secondo la Carta di Treviso, la pubblicazione nell'interesse del minore presuppone, comunque, l'assenso dei genitori, ed è limitata “ai casi di rapimento o di bambini scomparsi”. E questo anche allo scopo di evitare spettacolarizzazioni e strumentalizzazioni che possano compromettere il processo di maturazione e il libero ed armonico sviluppo dei minori
La Corte costituzionale, già da tempo, ha vincolato i giornalisti:
a) all'obiettività e all'imparzialità dei dati forniti;
b) alla completezza,alla correttezza e alla continuità dell'attività di informazione erogata;
c) al rispetto della dignità umana, dell'ordine pubblico, del buon costume e del free psychic and moral development of minors.
Finally, a mention of the communication networks. We all know how, especially the younger generation, are familiar and use the mobile phone networks and the Internet with its many search engines. To them, their implications for growth and intellectual development of our children and grandchildren, we must devote attention, preparing, even for these "new" sources of information and communication, rules similar to those that currently limit the operators of the press, the radio and television. These "new" tools may be, by their nature, vehicles without control of incorrect and incomplete information that have also feature can not be forgotten after a man reasonable period of time (the "right to oblivion").
These are some key points which should refer to the unborn child and Media Centre in Sardinia.
For it must help the institutions, organizations and associations, individuals and collective personalities of recognized value and good experience: all my fervent wish of the Association of Art 21
Cagliari (October 13)
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