Vladimir Legoida calls on the media to prohibit anonymous comments and improve their “internal culture”

June 7, 2011 year, the opinion of the head of the Synodal Information Department of the Russian Orthodox Church Vladimir was published Legoyda about the responsibility of the media for comments on articles published on the Internet.

Vladimir Legoyda supported the proposal to introduce amendments to the legislation providing for responsibility of the media for publications on the Internet, including for the content and posting comments. According to him opinion, it is precisely about the fact that " responsibility comes not for the mere fact of the appearance of a particular comment on the media website, but for his future. That is, for the decision that the editors of the media during a certain time must take regarding this comment - leave or delete it ."

In addition, the head of the Information Department of the Russian Orthodox Church proposes to cancel anonymous comments on the Internet: “ In general, according to idea, the obligatory right to be able to comment anonymously in the media not obvious. Personally, it seems to me that the option when commenting is quite successful Articles of the online publication are entitled only to registered visitors of the site .

Answering a question from journalists about the initiative to create a Public Council on Morality in the Media, V. Legoyda replied: “ It seems to me that dependence on the establishment of a morality board it is essential that those who makes our media, would have an internal culture that does not allow to release in broadcast or print separate things. There may be different criteria. I'll name one very simple, regarding the taste of those who write and shoot for children: do not print and not show what you are not ready to give to read or show to your children .”

Sources

• Clear criteria for media responsibility are needed // Interfax-religion. 2011. June 7th.