The Cyprus Editors' Union characterizes as unfair the intervention of the KOP within the awards of the Union of Sportswriters, which resulted within the suspension of the award of the journalist Fanis Makridis.
In a press release, the Union of Editors unequivocally condemns the arbitrary and unfair – because it says – motion of KOP and expresses its undivided assist for the journalist.
He emphasizes that free, investigative, penetrating and qualitative journalism, which dares and touches on the press, have to be left unhindered and unhindered to satisfy its function and perform its mission.
He additionally notes that totally free and investigative journalism, there are not any sacred cows.
On the identical time, it signifies that the intervention of the KOP is anachronistic and anti-democratic and is a shame to the liberty of expression, the pluralism of opinions and the free press.
The Editors' Union even emphasizes that the Board of Administrators of EAK sadly gave in to the pressures of KOP.
Supply: Radio RIK
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