Global Task Force for public media, där SVT:s vd Hanna Stjärne ingår tillsammans med sju internationella public service vd:ar, fördömer attackerna.

Global Task Force for public media, där SVT:s vd Hanna Stjärne ingår tillsammans med sju internationella public service vd:ar, fördömer attackerna. Här följer gruppens gemensamma uttalande på engelska:

Global Task Force statement on the attack of broadcasting facilities in Kyiv

The Global Task Force (GTF) for public media condemns the Russian attack at a TV tower and broadcasting facilities in Kyiv, which is seemingly an effort to deprive Ukrainian citizens of accurate information in the midst of a war.

We fully support the statement from the European Broadcasting Union and their assertion that “It is vital for journalists to be allowed to continue to operate both freely and safely, and report without hindrance. Supporting media freedom must be prioritized, not despite these challenging circumstances, but because of them.” And we stand with the Public Media Alliance in condemning the violence that threatens our media colleagues in Ukraine.

The rights of all journalists and media workers are recognized in international humanitarian law, and must be respected.

The GTF acknowledges the courage of the hundreds of journalists determined to ensure citizens in Ukraine and around the world have access to up-to-date, trusted news and information. Their work has never been more urgently important.

Signed, Global Task Force for Public Media

David Anderson, Managing Director, ABC (Australia)

Thomas Bellut, Director General, ZDF (Germany)

Delphine Ernotte Cunci, President & CEO, France Télévisions (France)

Tim Davie, Director General, BBC (United Kingdom)

Kim Eui-chul, President & CEO, KBS (South Korea)

Jim Mather, Chair of the Board, RNZ (New Zealand)

Hanna Stjärne, Director General, SVT (Sweden)

Catherine Tait, President & CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada, GTF Chair (Canada)

About the Global Task Force

The Global Task Force for public media exists to promote and defend the values of public media—access, accuracy, accountability, creativity, impartiality, independence and high standards of journalism—all of which underpin an informed and healthy democracy.