A tough announcement against the new Greek public broadcaster was issued by the Union of Degree-holders of the School of Journalism and Media from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, questioning the transparency and the meritocracy of the hiring procedure for journalists. NERIT was accused for not requiring journalists to have university degrees, for not using the nationwide council for hiring but going through special committees, as well as choosing chief editors directly, even if they do not have the required credits.
The announcement said particularly that "according to the job announcement, a journalist is not required to have university education in order to be hired by NERIT, but can also be self tutored or just a talent; this person won't be chosen by the High Council of Hiring Personnel, but through a committe and evaluators, and can prove their prior experience via pension insurance credits. Meanwhile, some "really beneficial" will be given the opportunity to have a position, even if they do not have prior experience credits.
"One asks [...] why candidates can apply for only one region, why 20% of the positions are given to people without prior experience and why a questionable 3-level procedure is chosen, since this can cause doubts on transparency."
