[A-DX] Petition Radio Netherlands

["Harranth" <harranth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Der holländische Journalistenverband ersucht Standesvertreter (nur diese!) um Unterzeichnung einer Petition zur Zukunft von Radio Netherlands. Das folgende Zitat belegt, dass sich die Mitarbeiter/innen in Hilversum diesem Ansuchen anschließen:  

Please find attached a special message from Marc Visch, Secretary of the Dutch association of Journalists, with a call to fellow journalists all over the world. I would like to ask you to forward the attached letter and petition to your program producers, editors and/or editor in chief. 
On behalf of all the staff at Radio Netherlands your help in this matter is highly appreciated! - Best Regards, - Rocus de Joode │Program Distribution
Radio Netherlands Worldwide | Hilversum | The Netherlands

Im Bewusstsein der Vergeblichkeit, aber in Solidarität mit unseren Kolleginnen und Kollegen, haben wir dem natürlich Folge geleistet. Ich bitte auch alle _Journalistenkollegen/innen,_ die in dieser Liste mitlesen, (aus gegebenem Anlass: nur diese,) sich an der Aktion zu beteiligen.
 

Petition from international journalists to the Dutch parliament

Recently, young people all over the world have begun calling for more democracy, measures to tackle corruption, justice and transparency as well as respect and dignity for ordinary citizens. Modern technology has been instrumental in feeding new generations with international information: the world has become a village to many people all over the globe. A free stream of news and information has been key to this development.

In ‘old’ Europe, governments have been preoccupied with getting their finances back under control after the worldwide economic crisis. Huge cuts are being made in all sectors. As a result, public broadcasters in the Netherlands are being asked to do their bit to help get the nation’s finances back in order. The oldest international public broadcasting organisation, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, will also be expected to make sacrifices for this purpose. 

International media organisations have been inspiring and informing people everywhere for many years. In doing so, it has been the content and not the means of distribution that matters. This has been done through independent journalism, impartiality and respect for diversity in various cultures. 

While elsewhere the spring appears to be blossoming, in Europe there seems to be a prolonged winter: more and more societies are becoming inward-looking. Politicians are preoccupied with national problems and are judged on national solutions. Terms such as human rights, respect for an individual, press freedom and freedom of speech are no longer thought to be universal values, which everyone has a right to and that should be pursued in every corner of the Earth.

In addition, it seems to have been forgotten that democracy, press freedom and free speech are not just valuable, but also expensive. And that a country like the Netherlands has a responsibility towards the people in countries where these freedoms are limited.

We, the signatories of this petition, are asking the Dutch parliament to accept the responsibility it has towards international press freedom and freedom of speech. We are asking you to recognise the importance of international media in general and of Radio Netherlands Worldwide in particular.


If you support the petition, please email staff at Radio Netherlands Worldwide by 23 June at the latest (mail to: iede.devries@xxxxxx) and pass the text with a recommendation on to your own network of media organisations.

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Wolf Harranth OE1WHC
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