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Today marks 24 years since the murder of journalist Milan Pantić, and neither the perpetrator nor the mastermind behind the murder has yet been identified. The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia once again calls on the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and bring those responsible for this crime to justice.

The City Assembly of Niš will decide today, June 11, whether the company Ini Media is allowed to use the name of the city in the title Niš TV, which it recently established and has been broadcasting a program on cable for almost a month that promotes the current government, with its first guest being Aleksandar Vučić. This decision comes despite warnings from part of the public that the company is not registered in the media register and does not have approval from REM.

On the day that marks 24 years since the still unpunished murder of Jagodina journalist Milan Pantić, we repeat the text by Veran Matić from two years ago - because during this time, nothing has changed regarding the investigation, the work of the prosecution, and the pursuit of justice for Milan.

The media scene in southern Banat has been so devastated that solidarity and reciprocity within the industry are lacking in cases of attacks, discrimination, or defense against legal actions or orchestrated campaigns that politicians in power and media workers close to them periodically initiate against colleagues who engage in this profession while adhering to ethical standards and the craft rules of professional journalism.

In several recently published interviews, Stevan Dojčinović discusses the change in judges' behavior since 2021, when, due to a generational shift (or for other reasons), judges in the KRIK case began to rule on freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Until then, the KRIK editorial team had won every court case in their favor and did not change their professional approach – as before, they strictly adhered to the journalist code, all the rules of the journalistic craft, fact-checked, and consistently practiced due journalistic diligence.

Author: Veran Matić

The anniversary of the murder of the "Večernje novosti" correspondent from Jagodina, Milan Pantić, will be commemorated tomorrow, June 11th. A memorial service at the City Cemetery in Jagodina will take place at 11 AM, followed by the laying of flowers and wreaths and paying tribute in front of the bust of Milan Pantić in the square of the same name, as well as at the entrance to the building where he was killed 24 years ago.

The Committee of the National Assembly of Serbia for Culture and Information adopted, by a majority vote, the Proposal for Amendments to the Law on Public Information and Media, which the Assistant Minister of Information and Telecommunications, Dragan Traparić, stated has undergone minimal changes. Previously, the Committee of the National Assembly adopted the Proposal for Amendments to the Law on Public Media Services (PMS).

The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) has recorded 74 cases of threats against journalists from the beginning of the year to date, which is 17 more than in the same period last year.

It would be good for REM to be the first or one of the few independent institutions that functions properly in abnormal circumstances, but the authorities want things to remain the same, believes Professor Aleksandra Krstić from the Faculty of Political Sciences, while Saša Mirković from ANEM thinks that the election of a new REM Council is motivated by the government’s desire to open Cluster 3 and receive funds from the Growth Plan.