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The network "Journalists Against Violence Towards Women" in Serbia is redefining the way media report on gender-based violence. Established in 2017 and driven by solidarity rather than hierarchy, the group brings together around 100 female journalists who fight against harmful reporting practices, support each other through high-risk reporting, and develop practical tools for change – from ethical guidelines to a pioneering database of photographs. In a media landscape shaped by political pressure, institutional silence, and emotional burnout, their work offers a rare model of collective care and accountability.

Journalists do not produce "content," although I often use this word in editorial meetings and probably irritate my colleagues.

Journalists from local media in Serbia face similar problems and pressures and are often left to fend for themselves, it was assessed this evening after the screening of the film "Journalists Under Pressure – Local Voices" at the European House in Novi Pazar.

Among correspondents in southern Serbia, there are millionaires, but not in terms of income, rather in the number of kilometers traveled. Aside from the established definitions of the profession from journalism textbooks, which describe a journalist as someone who regularly sends news and reports from cities or countries outside their home editorial office, current correspondents in the south have their own perspective on the profession – based on their personal experiences, they say that it is “nice to be in this field, but not advisable,” that it is a “pathological love,” that correspondents in the south are “first when it comes to work, but last when it comes to payment,” or that “the journalistic job is the hardest to do, but also the hardest to give up.”

The situation in the media today is more complex than in the 1990s, but they will survive as long as there are journalists who are dedicated to their profession, it was concluded today in Novi Pazar during the panel discussion "More Than News."

In May 2026, the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS) recorded a total of **eight incidents** involving journalists and media workers. There were **three actual attacks** and **five cases of death threats and threats to the physical safety** of journalists. Although the number of recorded attacks was lower than in previous months, the threats directed at journalists were extremely serious and brutal. Additionally, incidents of physical obstruction of journalists while reporting from public events were again noted, indicating the ongoing risks faced by media workers in the field.

In May 2026, the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation recorded at least 135 verbal attacks from state officials and party functionaries of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) against journalists and media outlets, delivered via social media, in media appearances, and during sessions of the National Assembly.

Based on the 69 completed competitions for project co-financing of media content in Serbia for the year 2026, funds amounting to nearly 723 million dinars have been allocated.

The Mayor of Subotica, Stevan Bakić, has issued a Decision on the distribution of a total of 35,200,000 dinars for co-financing projects for the production of media content in the field of public information in 2026. The largest amount of funding was awarded to the media of Vladan Stefanović, receiving 14.8 million dinars, while Yu Eco received 9.6 million dinars.