[ENGLISH VERSION BELOW] Seperti mana pihak polis mempunyai tanggungjawab untuk menyiasat setiap laporan yang diterima, media juga bertanggungjawab untuk menjunjung prinsip hak jawab (right of reply) dalam setiap penerbitan berita.
Namun, perlu diketahui bahawa keengganan untuk menggunakan hak jawab bukanlah ‘tiket’ untuk menghalang wartawan atau media dari menerbitkan sesebuah laporan, terutama melibatkan kewartawanan investigasi (investigative journalism) yang melibatkan pelbagai sumber.
Adalah amat dikesali apabila pihak berkaitan enggan memberikan kerjasama, terutama dalam isu melibatkan kepentingan awam, dan sebaliknya cuba menghentikan pelaporan berita dengan membuat laporan polis.
Geramm bersolidariti dalam semangat kewartawanan bukan jenayah (journalism is not a crime). – Geramm
English version
Journalism is not a crime
Just as the police have a duty to investigate every report they receive, the media also bear the responsibility to uphold the principle of the right of reply in every news publication.
However, it must be understood that a refusal to exercise the right of reply is not a ticket to prevent journalists or the media from publishing a report, especially in the case of investigative journalism that draws on multiple sources.
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It is deeply regrettable when the parties concerned refuse to cooperate, particularly on matters of public interest, and instead attempt to halt news reporting by lodging police reports.
Geramm stands in solidarity under the spirit that journalism is not a crime. – Geramm
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