News

NUNS: August is a record month for attacks on journalists – 46 incidents in one month, 14 attacks by the police.
News

NUNS: August is a record month for attacks on journalists – 46 incidents in one month, 14 attacks by the police.

September 5, 2025

In August, the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) recorded a total of 46 incidents directed against journalists and media workers, marking a record number of attacks and threats in a single month since the beginning of the year.

Miljko Stojanović: The individual who took my mobile phone during my visit with Vučić will not be prosecuted ex officio.
News

Miljko Stojanović: The individual who took my mobile phone during my visit with Vučić will not be prosecuted ex officio.

September 4, 2025

The Basic Public Prosecutor's Office has informed journalist Miljko Stojanović that the criminal complaint against the individual who took his mobile phone during the visit of Aleksandar Vučić has been dismissed, as there is no provision for prosecution ex officio for this offense.

News

September 4, 2025

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium expresses serious concern about the threat of political interference in the operations of media owned by United Group in Serbia, which owns the main independent television news channels in Serbia – N1 and Nova TV, according to a statement.

Veran Matić for Radio Novi Sad: Drawing attention to the fates of journalists in Gaza.
News

Veran Matić for Radio Novi Sad: Drawing attention to the fates of journalists in Gaza.

September 3, 2025

The Chairman of the Management Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, Veran Matić, was a guest on the program "Povodom" on Radio Novi Sad, where he spoke about the international solidarity action with journalists in Gaza and the ANEM series "Voices from Gaza."

A Small Guide for Reporters at Protests
News

A Small Guide for Reporters at Protests

September 3, 2025

Several tips for ensuring safety and asserting rights for journalists reporting from protests:

A police officer confiscated a phone from a reporter of Beta during the coverage of the brutal intervention by the gendarmerie near DIF.
News

A police officer confiscated a phone from a reporter of Beta during the coverage of the brutal intervention by the gendarmerie near DIF.

September 3, 2025

The gendarme was very rude and impudent; he told me that I was not allowed to record, even though he knew I was a journalist, says Božidar Milovac, who reported on the violent police intervention near the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education in Novi Sad.

MFRR Podcast: Initial Insights into the Monitoring Report and the Concerning Situation in Serbia
News

MFRR Podcast: Initial Insights into the Monitoring Report and the Concerning Situation in Serbia

September 2, 2025

In a brief podcast on the YouTube channel, the team from the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform announces the upcoming MFRR monitoring report, which will be published in September. Elena Rodina (ECPMF) speaks with colleagues Kara Raker and Kamil Magnisalis about how the report is being prepared, the main trends in media freedom across 36 European countries, and the concerning situation in Serbia, where journalists are facing increasing pressure and smear campaigns.

News

September 2, 2025

The Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) proudly announce the launch of the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor, a new online platform designed to monitor the transposition and implementation of European standards on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) at the national level.

How Novi Sad Allocated Funds to Media in the Project Co-Financing Competition
Information

How Novi Sad Allocated Funds to Media in the Project Co-Financing Competition

September 2, 2025

The highest amount of funding in this year's competition for project co-financing of media content in Novi Sad was awarded to TV Kanal 9 and Poljoprivrednik, each receiving 1.5 million dinars, according to the resolution on the allocation of funds published today.