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The state paid the media for articles featuring fictional individuals.
The network of 24 internet portals owned by retired officer Slavko Stijaković has received nearly half a million euros since 2021 in media financing competitions, despite having plagiarized content in the articles published as part of the projects for which they received budget funds, including quotes attributed to non-existent interlocutors that actually belonged to other individuals.
Nikola Lazić (Bujanovačke): There is no compromise when it comes to journalism.
Recently, the informational portal Bujanovačke celebrated its first decade of operation. It is undoubtedly a remarkable achievement in these challenging times for the media, especially independent outlets, particularly those from the civil sector (the founder is an NGO), especially local ones, and notably for those operating in multiethnic environments burdened by poor state policies. The establishment and success of one of the most influential media outlets in southern Serbia can be primarily attributed to the editor-in-chief, Nikola Lazić, a journalist with decades of experience, who has received numerous awards, partly during his tenure at Novine Vranjske – where he was also the editor-in-chief – and partly at "capital" media outlets such as BIRN, Danas, DW Radio, Vreme, Ekonomist magazine, and Novi magazin.
What do the media violate by publishing intimate recordings, and to whom and how can one file a complaint?
By publishing someone's intimate recordings or photographs without the consent of the person depicted, the media violate multiple laws and provisions of the Journalists' Code of Serbia, and as such, this constitutes unprofessional, inaccessible, and unethical behavior.
IPI: Attacks on journalists in Serbia reach an unprecedented level amid ongoing anti-government protests.
Journalists reporting on the recent conflicts are facing violence from the police and supporters of the government.
To Brother (OSCE): The trend of escalating threats and violence against journalists continues unabated in Serbia.
The OSCE Office for Freedom of the Media called on the authorities of Serbia today to "independently and urgently investigate all reported cases of violence against journalists and ensure that journalists can work safely, without unjustified interference," in accordance with their accepted commitments.
Open Call for Narrative Podcasting Workshops: Podcast.rs Launches a New Media Literacy Program in Serbia
The Podcast.rs platform is launching the project "Innovations in Narrative Podcasting for Media Literacy in Serbia" and is announcing a call for workshop participants. The program is intended for independent podcast authors, journalists, and anyone who wants to enhance their skills in narrative storytelling through audio format.
Can we commemorate the victims of past crimes while simultaneously turning a blind eye to the crimes against journalists in the present? This is a crucial question. Our future depends on the answer to it. On that hot August morning, August 21, 1998, journalists from Radio Priština, Đuro Slavuj from Dvor na Uni, and Ranko Perenić from Lipljan, went to the Monastery of the Holy Healers in Zočište, in western Kosovo, to report on the return of the kidnapped monks. Since then, there has been no trace of them.
Vučić dictates the narrative, and tabloids lead the campaign: How do media discrediting campaigns function and what effect do they have?
Media attacks on individuals or groups, also known as discrediting campaigns, represent a form of systematic public pressure aimed at undermining the reputation, credibility, or social standing of a particular person or organization. Such campaigns are not uncommon in Serbia and often utilize selectively chosen information, distorted facts, or negative interpretations, creating a false image of someone or something.
I look into the eyes of those who threaten me
“At the moment the canopy fell and everything began to unfold, we held an editorial meeting and agreed: this time we must choose a side. I have been involved in sports journalism, I have always passionately supported ‘Partizan’ and have never shown favoritism on the field. However, this is a situation – the most difficult in my twenty years of journalism – in which you must clearly take a stand. We cannot support or downplay what is happening to the citizens of this country.”
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Recording of the conference "Impunity is a Crime – Let's Prevent It" (October 31, 2025)
The City of Niš allocated over four million dinars to the publisher of the unregistered Niš TV.
Bodžoni, however, is not in the race for the REM Council: The assembly has approved the amendment to the list of candidates.
Aleksinac has announced a supplementary competition for project co-financing for media.
ANEM ALARM: New incidents reported by journalists in front of the National Assembly of Serbia.
