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The president of ANEM, Veran Matić, stated for N1 that in the past year and a half, there have been as many as 35 attacks on journalists in the so-called Ćacilend, and that the former president Aleksandar Vučić is primarily responsible for the violence in the country.

The company "Best Media Team," owned by the publishers of the tabloids Alo and Informer, has established a new subsidiary, Infolim LLC, in Prijepolje, which will engage in the production and broadcasting of television programming, according to data from the Business Registers Agency (APR). Based on the domain from the published contact email, which is office@tvlim.rs, the new media outlet that this company will launch could be called TV Lim.

On the occasion of World News Day, Webinfo analyzes the state of the media in Serbia – from the decline in public trust in news and the deterioration of media freedoms to the increasingly challenging economic situation of independent and local newsrooms.

In the first eight months of 2026, 99 cases related to the endangerment of journalists and other media workers were established, the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office announced at yesterday's meeting of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists (SRG). This is nearly 18 percent more than in the same period last year, which was, in terms of the number of cases, a record since the prosecution began keeping records. Of the 99 cases mentioned, only one resulted in a final conviction for the perpetrator of the criminal act against journalists.

Sixteen media and journalism associations and civil society organizations have submitted a request to Telekom Srbija to immediately stop the illegal broadcasting of programs from the television stations Informer, Kurir, and other channels on the terrestrial network, making their programs available for free through antennas without the appropriate licenses.

As of the beginning of 2026, at least 88 new media outlets have been officially registered in Serbia, according to data from the Media Register of the Business Registers Agency (APR). At this time, the Media Register counts 2,350 public media outlets.

In less than 20 days, the Serbian authorities expelled Massimo Moratti, an Italian researcher who publishes articles about attacks on journalists in Serbia, due to a "security risk" to the state, and then suddenly revoked their own decision "due to new information."

Based on the 155 completed competitions for project co-financing of media content in Serbia for the year 2026 and the supplementary competition in Vojvodina, funds totaling 1.9 billion dinars have been distributed.

A journalist is not a person without a political opinion. They vote in elections, fill out ballots, and almost certainly have a stance on the government, the opposition, a student list, or some other political option. But what happens when that choice ceases to be private – when it appears in a profile picture, in a frame, a slogan, or open support? And can a media outlet have an editorial stance without becoming partisan?