The Media Council for Self-Regulation congratulates the media and the journalists on the Journalists' Day in Montenegro.

The Media Council for Self-Regulation (MSS) has been working on the implementation of the accreditation and certification program of media houses conducted by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in the framework of the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI).

Work on the new Code of Ethics of the Journalists of Montenegro has continued with the presentation of the draft document on November 10 in Podgorica. Work on the additions and changes to the existing Code of Ethics of the Journalists began several months ago, within the working group consisting of domestic media experts, as well as international media expert Joan Barata.

The Media Council for Self-Regulation (MSS) calls on the media not to contribute to the spread of religious and national hatred with their reporting. We invite the media to check the data provided by politicians, on the one hand, and official institutions, on the other, about the number of foreign citizens who are currently in Montenegro. Manipulation of numbers is part of political narratives that encourage the spread of nationalism and hatred in the current situation. Professional media play a key role in preserving civil and democratic order - especially at times when messages calling for bigotry and intolerance are spread in the public space.

The Media Council for Self-Regulation (MSS) strongly condemns the brutal and dangerous attempts to criminalize journalistic work and target media outlets that report professionally, responsibly, and critically on social and political issues.

The Media Council for Self-Regulation of Montenegro hosted the 26th annual conference of the Alliance of Independent Media Councils of Europe (AIPCE) entitled "Do media councils have a future?". The gathering was attended by more than 60 participants from 30 countries from three continents, and Montenegro thus became the first country in the Western Balkans to host this prestigious international event.

The conference “Do Press Councils Have a Future?” will begin on Thursday, 25 September, and will last for two days. At the same time, the annual conference of the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe (AIPCE) will also be held.

The Media Council for Self-Regulation is this year’s host of the AIPCE conference, and this is the first time in 30 years of the Alliance’s existence that the event is being organized in one of the Western Balkan countries.

The Ministry of Defence “by mistake” sent an email to the newsroom of Antena M, which it admitted, and then openly refused accreditation for attending the press conference.

At the meeting of the Board of directors of the Media Council for Self-Regulation, which was held on September 11, 2025, the members were informed about the upcoming activities of the Media Council, and the most significant of which is the organization of the upcoming AIPCE conference in Budva.

The state is increasingly proving itself either powerless or simply unwilling to protect journalists and media workers. Evidence of this lies in the growing number of brutal verbal and physical attacks that continue to go unpunished.