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The Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) announced that it fully supports the proposal of the Working Group for the establishment of a Memorial Center in memory of the victims of the mass murder at the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School. This initiative was established by a decision of the Government of Serbia regarding the commemoration of the anniversaries of the mass murders at this school, as well as in Dubona and Mali Orašje, to be included in the programming of television and radio media service providers. The aim is to preserve and nurture the memory of this tragedy, so that as a society we can recognize the magnitude of the tragedy that has occurred.

In the offices of the Storyteller editorial team, a panel discussion was held yesterday on the deep social divisions that have long been a source of conflict and misunderstanding in Serbia. The conversation also addressed the media landscape, which is dominated by outlets that do not adhere to professional standards and instead contribute to the creation of two opposing sides.

Between 220,000 and 250,000 dinars are deposited monthly into the accounts of four members of the REM Council, despite the fact that the Council does not exist. The four candidates who resigned in December refused to accept compensation for the first month. Ivana Stevanović from the Ćuruvija Foundation believes that any honorable member of the Council would have resigned on their own long ago.

The authorities benefit from the vacuum in which the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) does not exist, meaning that members of the Council have not been elected for nearly a year and a half, which coincides with the largest socio-political crisis in Serbia to date, says Saša Mirković, a representative of the Association of Independent Media (ANEM), in an interview with Danas.

Following the death of a student from the Faculty of Philosophy, the pro-regime tabloid Informer has spent the entire morning displaying dramatic video footage and photographs of her body from the crime scene, using this tragedy to settle scores with the student movement. They are calling for the arrest of Dean Danijel Sinani and Rector Vladan Đokić, accusing them of having "bloody hands." The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) is appalled by such reporting and warns that the publication of photographs threatens the dignity of the victim, the privacy of her family, and disturbs the public.

The Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) has published a report on its website regarding the fulfillment of the legal and programming obligations of Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS) for the year 2024.

The documentary TV channel available to users of Telekom Serbia's cable television has been broadcasting its program since November of last year. However, it is not officially registered in the Media Register at the Business Registers Agency (APR), is not listed in the licensing database of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM), and does not have the legally required Impressum on its website.

On national frequency televisions – Pink, B92, Prva, and Hepi, as well as the first two channels of Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS) during 2025, a total of 5,047 violations related to the Advertising Law were recorded, according to reports from the Monitoring and Analysis Department of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM).

Since the mandate of the last assembly of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) ended on November 5, 2024, until today, REM has received 103 complaints regarding the programming content of broadcasters, as stated by the Association of Journalists of Serbia in this body.