HE Information Council of Catalonia (CIC), organization that serves to express the will of the people College of Journalists of Catalonia (CPC) and ensuring compliance with the Code of Professional Ethics of Catalonia, wanted to “show concern” about the statements of FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta, in which he disqualified the information and work of journalists Newspaper El from Prensa Ibérica complaints Workers of subcontractors at Camp Nou.
Following the statement that “killing the messenger is a practice as old as it is ineffective, which only leads to misinformation”, the organization wanted to make four assessments after Laporta’s accusation that EL PERIÓDICO published this relevant information due to “ideological a prioriism”.
In this sense, the CIC stated: “When Mr. Laporta denied information regarding alleged labor irregularities in the renovation works at Camp Nou, claiming that these were carried out solely out of “ideological a priori” and without providing evidence, He accuses journalists of acting unethically. And we think it’s a serious accusation“.
The statement said, “Having verified and accurate information is one of the rights recognized in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The obligation to secure this right falls mainly on journalists. However, people in a representative position in the conversations made through the media also have a responsibility.” Community of journalists in Catalonia.
“In a time when any controversy is uncritically amplified on networks, creating isolated groups in permanent conflict, We believe that unwarranted disqualification of journalists’ work leads to conflicts “and may even lead to hatred,” the CIC said, stressing that “everyone must realize that fueling such speech and debate does not help calm morale in an already highly tense society.”
Finally, the CIC “offers to review and resolve any conflict of this nature. However, it rejects disqualifications without nuanced arguments.”