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The gendarme was very rude and impudent; he told me that I was not allowed to record, even though he knew I was a journalist, says Božidar Milovac, who reported on the violent police intervention near the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education in Novi Sad.

In a brief podcast on the YouTube channel, the team from the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform announces the upcoming MFRR monitoring report, which will be published in September. Elena Rodina (ECPMF) speaks with colleagues Kara Raker and Kamil Magnisalis about how the report is being prepared, the main trends in media freedom across 36 European countries, and the concerning situation in Serbia, where journalists are facing increasing pressure and smear campaigns.

The highest amount of funding in this year's competition for project co-financing of media content in Novi Sad was awarded to TV Kanal 9 and Poljoprivrednik, each receiving 1.5 million dinars, according to the resolution on the allocation of funds published today.

The selection of members for the committees assessing media projects is one of the most important segments of the project co-financing process. The legal selection of the expert committee is of utmost importance to ensure that the project evaluation process, and consequently the allocation of funds, proceeds in accordance with the law and the legally defined measures and criteria.

Editors of media outlets operating under United Media in Serbia have adopted a Manifesto for Independent Journalism. In this way, the editorial teams have clearly emphasized that in the face of serious political and business pressures on the media, it is essential to reaffirm the fundamental values of free and responsible journalism.

Hundreds of media outlets, brought together by the campaign platform Avaaz and the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), are launching a campaign demanding the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, the urgent evacuation of reporters who wish to leave the Gaza Strip, an end to the impunity for Israeli crimes against journalists in Gaza, and the facilitation of independent access for foreign journalists to the territory.

"I would like to mention three key things that institutions, media associations, and journalists could do regarding safety, as this would mean that they are, as it should be, on the same side. Unfortunately, since our case is not such, my recommendation to journalistic associations is to do everything they do even better, and to female and male journalists to take care of themselves – these are challenging times."

“I know you might say that we have many of our own problems and struggles, but it is important to share solidarity and a sense of love and support. We share it with people who are truly in a very, very difficult situation at this moment, with individuals who are dying daily while performing their work tasks, who are starving, and who are being targeted and killed by Israeli forces, as well as our colleagues to silence them and prevent the news of what is actually happening in Palestine from spreading. Therefore, I urge you, it is important to read Voices from Gaza, to follow the action initiated by our colleagues, and if possible, to get involved, help, and donate. Because even a small amount, a little financial support, will truly mean a lot to these people,” said Maja Sever, President of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the Croatian Journalists' Union.