Unusually, Hila Korah and Udi Segal, anchors of the main edition of News 13, issued a joint statement today (Thursday) once morest the appointment of Yulia Shmalov-Berkovic as CEO of the news company. In practice, the two are backing the workers’ struggle once morest the company’s decision, which was made Two weeks ago, and expect the board to retract it.
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“It’s not too late to fix”
“Let’s start from the bottom line: it’s not too late to fix,” reads the message the two posted on X (Twitter). “We were looking for stately words to describe what is happening now in our news company, our home, but even though we try and are experienced with it – this time we had difficulty. We are not leaving. We are staying. We are staying to broadcast under conditions that are becoming more and more difficult, because the appointment of Yulia Shmalov-Berkovic For the position of CEO of News 13 is a mistake – but one that can still be corrected. Trust, professionalism, normal working relationships – all of them can be restored.”
Let’s start from the bottom line: it’s not too late to fix. 🧵
We were looking for stately words to describe what is happening now in our news company, our home, but even though we try and are experienced in this – this time we had a hard time.
we are not going we stay >>
– Hila Korach (@HKorach) June 27, 2024
According to the two, the shortest path to rehabilitation is to “cancel the appointment, before the High Court (which ordered the news company and the Second Authority to respond to the petition of the 13 News Committee and the journalists’ organization on the matter by July 4, NT), before further deterioration in relations with the journalists, with us.
“The puzzling choice of Yulia Shmalov-Berkovic as the CEO of the Madira news company has kept us awake and should keep you awake as well, because this is no longer an appointment but an attempt to take over a news system politically, to de facto eliminate it, and it turns the struggle of our workers into a much bigger struggle News 13 – one that directly concerns the freedom of the press and its role in Israeli democracy. no less”.
Let’s start from the bottom line: it’s not too late to fix.
We were looking for stately words to describe what is happening now in our news company, our home, but although we try and are experienced in this – this time we had a hard time.
we are not going we stay
– Udi Segal (@usegal) June 27, 2024
According to Korah and Segal, one of the essential points is that the CEO of the news company is also the editor-in-chief of the journalists and of the main edition. Therefore, such a sensitive and central position requires an active, professional, impartial journalist. That’s what the law says, that’s what common sense says. Unfortunately, this is simply not the case. How does this appointment align with the statements of Yulia Shmalov-Berkovic, even today, once morest the channel and its reporters? How does it square with her actual attempts to shorten his life and limit him? What is the weight of her offensive statements once morest women in her election?”.
The two flood the question of how the search committee sees this world view reflected in the appointment, and what are the journalistic values behind its selection. “This struggle is not personal – it is principled. It is a matter of values and moral clarity… Shmalov-Berkovic’s political views are none of our business. Only the freedom of the press is before our eyes, and her intentions in this case are not hidden.
“By choice, we are forced to make our struggle public and wish to support the excellent journalists of News 13 who work day and night, and in the last nine months even more so. We thank our colleagues from the various media channels for their support, and hope to serve the public, and only the public, For many more years as part of the news company that we are proud to be a part of, we just need to correct the mistake, as soon as possible.”
“Together we will save the system from the attempted takeover”
Segal and Korach’s statements are almost unprecedented. When the senior presenters publicly go once morest the board’s position, it is a move that strengthens the employees. According to a source at News 13, the move “has tremendous significance for our fight for journalistic freedom in society.”
Matan Khodorov, Chairman of the Workers’ Committee and economic commentator at News 13, responded: “On behalf of all News 13 employees, I admire the professional courage of Hila and Udi, the company’s senior presenters, who clearly express our journalistic position once morest the improper appointment of politician Yulia Shamalov – Berkovich to the editor-in-chief. Together with Tamar Ish-Shalom, Guy Lerer, Tal Berman, Almog Booker and other presenters – a united front was formed here by all the broadcasters for the journalistic independence of News 13. We – the editors, the reporters, the producers, the photographers, the video editors, the graphic artists, the control workers And the studio, the make-up and dressing team – together we will save the system from the attempted political takeover, and we will come out strengthened.”
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