"According to the results, 59 percent of the journalists surveyed rated the communication as excellent, 31 percent as good, eight percent as neither good nor bad, while two percent of respondents gave a negative rating," the Constitutional Court specified.
At the same time, the results point to challenges that need to be addressed in the coming period.
"As the most important needs for further improving communication, journalists highlighted greater availability of interlocutors, timely responses to inquiries, and regular information on matters of public interest," the statement reads.
President of the Constitutional Court, Snezana Armenko, said that the survey results will be the basis for further improvements in this area.
"The Constitutional Court, in cooperation with the Council of Europe Office in Podgorica, is working on the development of the first communication strategy, which will define clear standards and procedures in public relations. The results of the survey indicate the need to further improve the clarity of statements, the availability of interlocutors and content on the official website," Armenko stated.
The survey data also shows that journalists were often left without answers to their questions in the previous period, which mostly refers to the period before the establishment of the spokesperson position.
"The vast majority of respondents, 91 percent, believe that the sessions of the Court should be opened to the public, while 87 percent support greater transparency regarding the way judges vote and the identity of the judge rapporteur in specific cases. Also, 69.7 percent of respondents assessed that holding a public hearing on the Agreement with the Emirates was important for the public, while 27.3 percent stated that public hearings should be organized more often," the Constitutional Court stated.
The survey was conducted online, on a voluntary and anonymous basis, among 100 journalists who regularly or occasionally report on the work of the Constitutional Court.
