REPORTING UNTRUTHS AND MANIPULATING FACTS IN CROATIAN MEDIA, AND POSSIBILITIES FOR PROTECTING PRIVACY, HONOUR AND REPUTATION

U hrvatskim medijima posljednjih godina sve su prisutniji: tabloidizacija, senzacionalizam, gubitak vjerodostojnosti, pad profesionalnosti te narušavanje etičkih normi i standarda. Širenje medijskih sloboda ne prati i dovoljna razina odgovornosti za javno objavljenu riječ pa dolazi i do pojave svojevrsnoga medijskog nasilja, čije su žrtve pojedinci ili pravni subjekti. Dio onih kojima su narušeni privatnost, čast i ugled reagiraju slanjem demantija medijima ili obraćanjem profesionalnim novinarskim udrugama i pravosudnim tijelima. U nekim slučajevima riječ je o objektivnom i profesionalnom izvještavanju, a u drugima su objavljene neistine ili se manipuliralo činjenicama. S tim u vezi autori članka analiziraju bitne elemente te pojavnosti u medijima i društvu te mogućnosti zaštite povrijeđenih prava i interesa u tim slučajevima, u okviru vrijedećih propisa Republike Hrvatske.Tabloidization, sensationalism, the loss of credibility and professionalism, and the violations of ethic norms and standards have been increasingly evident in the Croatian mass media. The broadening of media freedoms is not accompanied by a sufficient level of responsibility regarding reporting; consequently, there is a sort of the media bullying whose victims are individuals or companies. Some of those whose privacy, honour and reputation have been violated send denials to the media, appeal to the journalist associations or seek justice through judicial bodies. In some cases the reports in question were a product of objective and professional reporting, while in others untruths were reported or facts manipulated. The authors analyze the major elements of the above phenomena in the media and the society and the possibilities of protecting the violated rights and interests within the framework of the existing regulations of the Republic of Croatia