News
SafeJournalists and MFRR: The selection of members for the media regulatory body in Serbia has once again undermined the reforms demanded by the EU.
The process of appointing new members of the media regulator council has once again been conducted in a non-transparent and discriminatory manner.
Jelka Jovanović on REM: Withdraw the competition and announce a new one – which would comply with the law.
Journalist Jelka Jovanović says that one should not be naïve and believe that the previous call for members of the REM Council was withdrawn due to students and the blockade of Radio-Television of Serbia, and that this was merely an excuse. For her, the solution lies in withdrawing the current call and announcing a new one.
Commissioner: Unacceptable amount of hate speech in public – both from institutions and on national frequencies.
The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, today highlighted the unacceptable prevalence of hate speech, degrading and insulting behavior, as well as other forms of inappropriate discourse in the domestic public and political sphere.
Hungary: The Foreign Agents Law Delayed, but Orban's Government Does Not Back Down
The Serbian government wants to catch up with its counterparts in Hungary by adopting their recipes. But it all depends on the Serbian people. If you allow them to follow the Hungarian model, you will lose, and then it will take you decades to return to a normal, democratic path, says Laslo M. Lengiel, president of the Hungarian Journalists' Union, for Cenzolovka.
Media laws adopted – still lacking protection of public interest in public procurement and electoral campaigns.
Journalistic and media organizations, along with unions, express deep concern over the manner in which the process of amending three key media laws – the Law on Public Information and Media (ZJIM), the Law on Electronic Media (ZEM), and the Law on Public Media Services (ZJMS) – was carried out, which was adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia on Monday, June 16, 2025.
Mirković: Local governments are funding tabloids that violate the code through public procurement.
The new provision of the Law on Public Information and Media regarding public procurement of media services could further jeopardize project co-financing because many public authorities will increasingly redirect funds to media outlets that do not comply with the Journalists' Code of Serbia and the decisions of the Press Council, said Saša Mirković from the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) while appearing on Blic TV.
Appeal from the editors at UM following the unexpected dismissal of the leadership at UG.
Employees at United Group were informed late last night in a corporate letter that Dragan Šolak, the founder of United Group and chairman of the Advisory Board, as well as Viktoriya Boklag, the CEO, have been dismissed from their current positions. It was stated that Stan Miler and Libor Vončina have been appointed as CEO and Deputy CEO, respectively. Employees were assured that everything continues to operate as usual across all markets.
UNS and NUNS invite you to the event "Stop the Persecution of Journalists" on Friday, June 20, at the Press Center of UNS.
We gather to stand in solidarity against the persecution of journalists in Serbia.
UNS presented the Agreement on Media Cooperation regarding the Acquisition of Texts.
“The Agreement on Media Cooperation regarding the acquisition of texts is a sign that there is a willingness to collaborate in this area, which is a positive step forward, as it is often overlooked that journalism is an authorship profession,” said Nino Brajović, the General Secretary of the Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS), at today’s conference “I am a Journalist, I am an Author,” held at the UNS Press Center.
Latest News
Journalist from KRIK: Darko Glišić's accusations are bizarre, but we take the threats and the monitoring of our movements seriously.
At least five female journalists have been dismissed due to student protests, and not all are willing to go public.
Glišić insulted KRIK journalists and accused them of being the "Kavac mouthpiece."
Why is the Minister of Justice calling the police on journalists?
