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Mental Health of Journalists: Tired, Underpaid, Anxious, Cynical
Written by: Branko Čečen
More than one-third of journalists have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, or believe they have one even though they have not sought help, which is twice the rate of the general population in Serbia. The percentages of anxiety (72.1%), depression (40.4%), panic attacks (31.7%), and PTSD (19.2%) are shocking. More than 81 percent of journalists have experienced burnout at least once due to work, according to a study by the OSCE.

Jan Bratu (OSCE): I call on the prosecution to ensure the safety of Veran Matić.
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Jan Bratu, stated that he is deeply disturbed that "the campaign of threats and intimidation against prominent Serbian journalist and media freedom advocate Veran Matić continues."

Mental Health of Journalists: And why do you ask how we are? We are alive…
Written by: Jovana Gligorijević
The title of this text is a line from the song “Gitare morte,” a duet by Arsen Dedić and Kemal Monteno. The music is by Arsen, and the lyrics were created based on the letters they exchanged during the siege of Sarajevo. It is in poor taste to compare anything to the hell of Sarajevo, but here we are discussing a line, not an event.

NUNS: The Center for Social Stability jeopardizes the safety of Veran Matić; we demand urgent action from the institutions.
The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) strongly condemns the threats directed at the President of the Management Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), Veran Matić, by the Center for Social Stability and demands an urgent and decisive response from the competent prosecutor's office.

Nine local governments have not yet announced media competitions.
To date, 137 local governments, the Vojvodina Secretariat, and the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications have announced competitions for project co-financing of media content for the year 2026.

"One and a half million euros for propaganda – a decade of public or regime interest."
In the interest of public awareness, the citizens of Vranje have contributed over one and a half million euros in the past decade to finance projects for two media groups – well-known local propaganda outlets. The favoritism shown to these media by the authorities and competition committees is further evidenced by the fact that the media in third place on the top list of the ten "most awarded" in local competitions has received a total amount fifteen times smaller for projects over the last 11 years – approximately 100,000 euros.

"Protectors for the Soul of a Journalist"
Written by: Veran Matić
One of my colleagues, who is also the editor-in-chief of the portal he manages – which I believe does not even generate enough revenue for salaries – was among the most targeted during last year while reporting from the protests. He has the required equipment – both a helmet and protective gear, and possibly some form of body armor – but still left the following message on the X network:

Research: Every third journalist in Serbia has a mental disorder or impairment.
More than one-third of surveyed journalists in Serbia, specifically 37.1 percent, have been diagnosed with a mental disorder or experience mental difficulties, which is more than double the percentage of mental disorders in the general population, estimated at around 15 percent. These findings are presented in the "Analysis of Journalists' Mental Health," prepared by Jovana Gligorijević, Tamara Džamonja Ignjatović, Branko Čečen, Veran Matić, and Miroslav Janković with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia.

50 million dinars for media in Novi Bečej: who and how much through competitions from 2015 to 2025.
In the last eleven years, the municipality of Novi Bečej has allocated almost 50 million dinars of public funds for media projects (49,630,000 dinars from 2015 to 2025).
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Jan Bratu (OSCE): I call on the prosecution to ensure the safety of Veran Matić.






