Lučani Live - Another local media outlet registered, with Gradimir Banković as the editor-in-chief.
Zaple Media Group has registered its 12th local media outlet since the beginning of the year - Lučani Uživo, with Gradimir Banković serving as the editor-in-chief, as he did for the previous 11 outlets, and he is a collaborator with the Center for Social Stability.
Lučani Uživo is, by the way, one of the portals that has been operating for some time and is one of the media outlets that, according to the assessment of the Press Council, violated the Code of Journalists of Serbia by publishing excerpts from the work of the Center for Social Stability regarding Veran Matić.
The same portal continued to publish unfounded accusations and falsehoods, which is why Matić once again filed a complaint to the Press Council.
The publisher of this media is the Novi Sad company Zaple Media Group, owned by Milica Lainović, registered on December 11 of last year.
Since January 1, this company has established a total of 12 portals: Snaga juga, "Nekad i sad", "Nekad i sad info", "Pre i posle info", "Pre-i-posle", Stara Pazova Uživo, Nova Pazova Uživo, Podunavlje Uživo, Srbija na istoku, Palanačke vesti, Glas Aranđelovca, and now Lučani Uživo.
In addition to these, they also acquired two previously existing local media outlets - Užice Oglasna tabla and Drina Info (Bajina Bašta).
The director of this Novi Sad company is Gradimir Banković, who is also the editor-in-chief and responsible editor of all 14 listed new media outlets.
Gradimir Banković has appeared in the media in recent years, analyzing social issues and the situation in the country as a representative of the Center for Social Stability, where he is listed as a "collaborator" on their website. This non-governmental organization is known for organizing last year's counter-protests, which were also attended by the state leadership.
The Center for Social Stability has produced several films targeting dissenters of the government, including "(De)blokada" and "Dosije NVO," which have been aired on cable and national television stations, as well as on social media.
With the signature of this Center, a work titled "Zlo doba 2" was broadcast, targeting Veran Matić, president of the ANEM Board and member of the Permanent Working Group for Journalist Security, and aired on Prva, B92, Informer, and Dokumentarna TV, which is broadcasting its program despite not being registered as a media outlet or having a REM license.
Banković is also the owner and director of the company Elementum Media doo from Novi Sad, registered for the production and broadcasting of television programs, and simultaneously the legal representative of the association "Kogitatum centar," which received funding from the Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2021 through a competition aimed at the civil sector.
Source: ANEM
