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The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium expresses serious concern about the threat of political interference in the operations of media owned by United Group in Serbia, which owns the main independent television news channels in Serbia – N1 and Nova TV, according to a statement.
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Veran Matić for Radio Novi Sad: Drawing attention to the fates of journalists in Gaza.
The Chairman of the Management Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, Veran Matić, was a guest on the program "Povodom" on Radio Novi Sad, where he spoke about the international solidarity action with journalists in Gaza and the ANEM series "Voices from Gaza."

A Small Guide for Reporters at Protests
Several tips for ensuring safety and asserting rights for journalists reporting from protests:

A police officer confiscated a phone from a reporter of Beta during the coverage of the brutal intervention by the gendarmerie near DIF.
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.

MFRR Podcast: Initial Insights into the Monitoring Report and the Concerning Situation in Serbia
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 Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) proudly announce the launch of the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor, a new online platform designed to monitor the transposition and implementation of European standards on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) at the national level.

How Novi Sad Allocated Funds to Media in the Project Co-Financing Competition
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.

Who has been evaluating media content in the competitions for project co-financing all these years?
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 United Media in Serbia have adopted a Manifesto for Independent Journalism.
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.
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