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Media Pluralism in Serbia 2025: High Risk, Low Guarantees
The new report on media pluralism in Serbia, published in June 2025, indicates a concerning state of media freedom and independence. According to the findings of the Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM), conducted by the European University Institute, Serbia records a high risk in three out of four key areas: market pluralism (71%), political independence (73%), and social inclusiveness (70%). Only the area of basic protections fares slightly better, but still falls within the medium-high risk category (60%).
Millions from media tenders are being redirected to public procurement in order for the favorites of those in power to receive them.
Last year, Pančevo allocated as much as 29 million dinars to the media through public procurement, primarily for promotional video clips. Previously, 40 million was set aside for media competitions, but now it is almost 10 times less since a legal requirement was established that pro-regime media cannot meet – to provide truthful information while respecting the ethical code.
Are the citizens of the municipality of Novi Bečej paying for media silence?
The proposal of the decision by the commission for the allocation of funds in the competition for co-financing projects in the field of public information in the municipality of Novi Bečej for the year 2025 envisages that the funds will be granted to only one media outlet – the company VTV d.o.o. from Subotica, which operates TV Novi Bečej.
10 years of KRIK – a decade of excellence in investigative journalism
Written by: Veran Matić
When you visit the KRIK website and open the page About Us, you find yourself in disbelief.
Snježana Milivojević: New autocracies are based more on controlling information and influencing consciousness than on brutal repression.
The average person in Serbia is media illiterate, apathetic, and distrustful of everyone. This is a person with shattered trust in the media, spending hours consuming content that is mostly not news, says Professor Snježana Milivojević, author of the research on Serbia for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
Distribution of funds to the media in Kruševac – Some for shoes, some for socks.
From 2015 to the present, or during the past 11 years, the City of Kruševac has distributed a total of just over 181 million dinars, specifically 181,203,000 dinars, in media competitions, according to an analysis conducted by the Center for Investigative Journalism Kruševac (CINK). The data shows that by far the largest amount of money during this period was received by Radio Television Kruševac, which was allocated 79.56 million dinars. If we add the 22.46 million set aside for Radio Kruševac and the 8.59 million for the RTK portal, the total amounts to 110.613 million dinars, which is 61 percent of the total amount.
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"Delete the recordings so I can see them, it's better for you": A new intimidation of journalists in Pioneer Park.
A FoNet journalist was confronted today in front of the National Assembly of Serbia while filming strong winds lifting tents set up on the roadway in front of the parliament building. A person staying in Pioneer Park grabbed her by the shoulder and demanded that she delete the footage.
N1 and Nova are available to Yettel users starting from July 29.
In a statement released today by Yettel and SBB, it was announced that starting from July 29, the TV channels N1 and Nova will also be available to Yettel TV service users. These channels will be included in all new Yettel TV packages, including the basic package.
Frequent attacks on journalists during protests and blockades across Serbia.
In recent days, we have witnessed almost daily attacks and disruptions in the work of journalists. The responsibility for targeting independent media lies with the highest levels of government, and the use of force during protests is increasingly being directed at journalists—both by aggressors and by the police. Such attacks have been recorded in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kosjerić, and numerous other cities.
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Nineteen local governments have not yet allocated funds in the media competitions.
NUNS and ANEM: Threats and attacks on journalists must be promptly sanctioned.
The authorities and tabloids misled the public during the protests day after day: An average of 32 manipulations per day on just three portals.
If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.
