{"id":188974,"date":"2025-09-30T14:47:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=188974"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:48:57","slug":"i-do-not-agree-to-self-censorship-the-program-editor-of-rts-in-which-the-boy-praised-the-students-spoke-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/i-do-not-agree-to-self-censorship-the-program-editor-of-rts-in-which-the-boy-praised-the-students-spoke-out\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I DO NOT AGREE TO SELF-CENSORSHIP&#8221;: The program editor of RTS, in which the boy praised the students, spoke out!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The Journalists&#8217; Association of Serbia (UNS) protests against the campaign led by tabloids against the responsible editor of the Children&#8217;s Program newsroom of RTS, Jelena Popadi\u0107 Sumi\u0107, and calls on them to stop this dangerous practice.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a boy commented on the student struggle in the last episode of the show &#8220;Va\u017ene stvari&#8221; (&#8220;Important Things&#8221;), which is broadcast on the public service&#8217;s second program, saying that &#8220;students are fighting for justice. For our future,&#8221; a series of articles were published in Informer and Alo that identified and insulted Jelena Popadi\u0107 Sumi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The series &#8216;Va\u017ene stvari&#8217; consists of authentic statements from children, and in that sense, it is a mirror of the society and the world we live in. This episode, which has been labeled as controversial in the public, was done according to all the professional standards of the series and the rules and protocols of the project&#8217;s license, just like all other episodes,&#8221; Jelena Popadi\u0107 Sumi\u0107 told UNS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized that she would &#8220;consider any editorial intervention and manipulation of children&#8217;s statements to be her professionally unacceptable political act or self-censorship, to which, as a human being and a professional, she does not agree.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DPHZ3fCAhXr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DPHZ3fCAhXr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Va\u017ene stvari (@vazne.stvari)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Editor-in-Chief of the Cultural and Artistic Program of RTS, which includes the Children&#8217;s Program, Vladimir Kecmanovi\u0107, told UNS that it is &#8220;his moral obligation to stand in defense of the people from the Cultural and Artistic Program, regardless of which side the attacks on them come from,&#8221; and this, as he said, &#8220;also applies to defense within RTS.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNS stresses that this kind of labeling of journalists is unacceptable and warns that aggressive and inflammatory speech can result in the endangerment of the safety of journalists and media workers, especially at a time of heightened social tensions and pressure on the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNS points out that everyone has the right to be dissatisfied with the work of certain media, and criticism of their work is permissible and desirable, but that insulting, labeling, or obstructing journalists in their work is inadmissible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/boy-terribly-beaten-at-school-admitted-to-the-health-center-with-head-injuries-peers-filmed-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BOY TERRIBLY BEATEN AT SCHOOL: Admitted to the Health Center with head injuries, peers filmed everything!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/a-day-after-recruiting-over-100000-people-putin-addressed-the-nation-russia-is-going-on-the-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">A DAY AFTER RECRUITING OVER 100,000 PEOPLE: Putin addressed the nation, Russia is going on the attack!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/they-mentioned-serbia-too-the-state-department-revealed-the-reason-for-the-suspension-of-the-strategic-dialogue-with-pristina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THEY MENTIONED SERBIA TOO: The State Department revealed the reason for the suspension of the strategic dialogue with Pri\u0161tina!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/fifa-slapped-serbia-with-a-hefty-fine-the-behavior-of-the-fans-against-england-costs-the-eagles-dearly-before-the-key-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FIFA SLAPPED SERBIA WITH A HEFTY FINE: The behavior of the fans against England costs the Eagles dearly before the key match!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/jokic-finally-appeared-before-the-media-nikola-spoke-about-the-failure-at-eurobasket-and-staying-in-denver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JOKI\u0106 FINALLY APPEARED BEFORE THE MEDIA: Nikola spoke about the failure at EuroBasket and staying in Denver!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>: Nova.rs; 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