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NDNV: Scandalous leak of internal email and targeting of a professor; we demand accountability from the administration of the Faculty of Philosophy.
The Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV) expresses deep concern over the serious violation of academic and ethical principles at the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, following the leak of internal faculty correspondence to regime tabloids. This shameful act aims to discredit the Department of Media Studies, one of the spaces for free thought at the university.

Attacks on critical media are increasing: SNS officials verbally attacked journalists 141 times in September.
The Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation announced that in September it registered 141 verbal attacks by state officials and members of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) on critical media and journalists, which, according to the statement, is four more than in August.

REM: TV Informer violated legal regulations by commenting on the case of student Nikolina Sinđelić.
The Monitoring and Analysis Department of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) published a report on October 7 based on a complaint filed by the organization CRTA in September against the television station Informer for its reporting on student Nikolina Sinđelić.

Čačak has announced another media competition for the year 2025 due to undistributed financial resources.
The City of Čačak has announced the second call for project co-financing of media content for the year 2025, as the allocated funds in the budget were not fully distributed in the previously announced competition.

Recording of the Diary of Radio B2-92 that was broadcast on October 5, 2000.
Written by: Veran Matić (the text was first published on April 7, 2022)
This is a recording of the Diary of Radio B2-92 which was broadcast on October 5, 2000, at 5 PM.

Security officers for journalists in police departments in Great Britain.
All 43 police forces in England and Wales, the British Transport Police, and the Counter Terrorism Policing have appointed officers responsible for the safety of journalists, reports the BBC.

Withdrawal of the lawsuit by Predrag Koluvija against BIRN Serbia.
The decision of the Appellate Court in Belgrade has deemed the lawsuit of Predrag Koluvija against BIRN Serbia as withdrawn, as Koluvija and his lawyer did not appear at the hearings.

The Safety of Journalists at the Local Level: The Case of Sonja Kamenković
"I started looking over my shoulder on the street and avoiding going out after dark. My son was six years old at the time, and it was difficult to explain to him why the police visited us every day. He would go out to play in front of our building, and I would watch him, thinking that if someone really wanted to harm us, they could do so by hurting my child. I reduced both my outings and his, limiting our life to only what was absolutely necessary. The fear grew in me and in my entire family. As time went on, it became increasingly difficult – not just for me, but for my loved ones as well."

Snježana Milivojević: RTS has returned to the same place, instead of being a pillar of democracy - a key support for autocracy.
One of the key locations for nearly all protests and demonstrations over the last thirty years has been Radio Television of Serbia. Detested in the 1990s as the main tool of regime propaganda, in the years following the October 5 changes, it made certain staffing and programming efforts to establish trust with viewers and listeners. However, a few months ago, due to dissatisfaction with its reporting, students blocked it, an action that did not occur even during the rule of Slobodan Milošević when it was considered the "TV Bastille."
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