Visit By Mayor Of Foca Radisav Masic, 05. 06. 2014.

MAYOR OF FOCA RADISAV MASIC VISITS ONASA NEWS AGENCY

SARAJEVO, June 5 (ONASA) – General Manager of the Independent News Agency ONASA Elvira Begovic received today at the headquarters of the Agency in Sarajevo Mayor of Foca Radisav Mašic, whom she informed about the work of the Agency.
General Manager E. Begovic said that the mission of the ONASA Agency is ongoing contribution to the development of a true, independent and professional journalism in an advanced, European oriented, multiethnic and multicultural Bosnia and Herzegovina.
During his visit, Mayor Masic toured the premises and talked with employees of the Agency.
“I’m very impressed with what I saw in the Agency ONASA. ONASA is one well-organized, well set organization with good staff, that can meet all the demands of modern news agency. I especially liked the fact that the Agency has both experienced and young people, that news are translated into English, which gives ONASA great quality. To be present at every place, to work on the principle of actuality, to track small communities and not just the big cities and events, I consider all that important for journalism,” Mayor Masic said.
He stressed that he supports independent media and that this is the form in which journalism should develop.
“Being independent in journalism is very difficult, more because of financial reasons than any other. In a professional sense I myself worked in journalism, my advice to journalists is to be professional, not to give in to the influence of politics, because all of that is temporary, and the profession is eternal. Professionalism should be dominant in business and therefore it is very important to have as many independent media in our society as possible, because they are the best way of directing the public and giving a picture of the current state of our political and economic situation,” Mayor Masic said.
Radisav Masic was elected Mayor of Foca in local elections in October 2012. (end)