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Note that on 18 April 2020 the Information and Media Communication Service of the MHLSP informed that the institution accepted the joint request of 25 media organizations and institutions whereby journalists asked for online press conferences, with the possibility to ask questions online to authorities.
As a result of this request, the Ministry committed to holding extended format conferences once a week, in addition to the daily briefings during which updated statistical data on the Covid-19 pandemic are provided, but where media representatives do not have access. However, no press conference has been organized yet, with the Ministry representatives invoking various reasons.
We reiterate in this context that the media’s role is to inform citizens in a fair and equidistant way, from different perspectives, on matters related to the crisis. We still believe that by organizing such conferences we will be able to support the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection in its efforts to act transparently and to respect the right of Moldovan people to be informed.
We ask that the MHLSP shares with us as soon as possible the date and time when they will be able to participate in the online conference, with an online Q&A session.
We also ask the Commission for Emergency Situations to make sure that online press conferences are held.
Signatories
Independent Journalism Center
Acces INFO
AGORA
Environment and Ecotourism Journalists’ Association of the Republic of the Republic of Moldova
Association of Independent Press
Promo-LEX Association
Center for Investigative Journalism
CU SENS
Gazeta de Sud
‘Realitatea’ Press Group (Realitatea.md, Rlive.md, Bani.md)
Impuls TV
IPN Neo
Jurnal TV
Maria Levcenco
Moldova Curată
Moldova.org
NewsMaker
E-Sănătate.MD Platform
Pro TV
Radio Orhei
RISE Moldova
SP Bălți
TV8
Vitalie Calugareanu, Deutsche Welle
Ziarul de Garda
