Electronic Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Regulation in Conditions of Unofficial International Protectorate

Demokratski odnosi u BiH, za razliku od zemalja Zapadne Europe, još su mladi i nestabilni. Iz ove perspektive, budućnost medija također je neizvjesna. Nametnuta rješenja od strane predstavnika međunarodne zajednice u ovoj zemlji uglavnom nisu pozdravljena. S druge strane, domaći nositelji vlasti do sada su ispoljavali nedostatak osjećaja odgovornosti, te su donošenje najbitnih zakona i provođenje reformi odugovlačili godinama. Reforme su planirane prema europskim standardima, ali kao takve politički nositelji moći u zemlji gotovo da ih nisu razumjeli, pa onda ni provodili. Tako se BiH našla u situaciji da se demokracija uspostavlja nedemokratskim metodama i mehanizmima. Domaći medijski stručnjaci i neki menadžeri privatnih stanica smatraju daje najveći doprinos međunarodne zajednice ostvaren u zakonskom reguliranju medijske sfere u BiH - u primjeni europskih standarda u zakonodavstvu.Democratic relations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as opposed to countries of Western Europe, are still quite new and unstable. From this perspective, the future of the media is also uncertain. Imposed solutions on the part of representatives of international community are not very well received in this country. On the other hand, representatives of domestic authorities have demonstrated so far a lack of irresponsibility and they have been stalling implementation of reforms for years. The reforms have been envisaged according to European standards, but the government representatives have not been able to perceive them as such and thus they did not put too much effort in order to implement them. Thus, Bosnia and Herzegovina has found itself in a situation where democracy is being established by undemocratic methods and mechanisms. Domestic media experts and some managers of private stations believe that the biggest contribution of international community has been achieved in legal regulation of the media sphere in Bosnia and Herzegovina, i.e. in application of European standards in legislation