The Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS)

On Wednesday, 25 July 2012, the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS) published the first Twitter interview, which will be a part of the permanent series of Twitter interviews with renowned journalists and media experts. On Wednesday, 1 August 2012, between 12.00 and 14.00, the interview with the president of NUNS, Vukasin Obradovic, will be entitled "Will the new government continue to treat journalists as servants of the political elite or will it accept the fact that the media should serve as a watchdog of government, like in all democratic countries". Twitter interviews are available at the web page of NUNS.
(NUNS, MC, 20.07.2012, NUNS 24.07.2012, 26.07.2012)

The Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS) is concerned because of the fact that the mandate of the protector of citizens, Sasa Jankovic, expired on 23 July, while his successor has not been elected. We appeal on the National Parliament of Serbia to complete the procedure of election of the protector of citizens as soon as possible and allow the functioning of the institution in its full capacity. We remind that the Constitutional Court of Serbia has judged the restrictive provisions of the Law on Public Information unconstitutional at the initiative of the protector of citizens, Sasa Jankovic.
(NUNS, Danas, 23.07.2012)

A new issue of the magazine Link was presented in the Press Club of the Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS). The event was hosted by Dragana Bjelica, the editor-in-chief of the magazine co-published by UNS.
(Politika, UNS, 20.07.2012)

The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) condemned yesterday the decision of the director of the weekly magazine Takovske Novine from Gornji Milanovac to dismiss journalist Vladan Vujovic. Vujovic was laid off from work because he questioned the business policy during a meeting of the editorial office. UNS demands that Vladan Vujovic be allowed to work.
(Beta, Politika, 25.07.2012)

Journalistic trade unions

The Journalists' Union of Serbia (SNS) called on the Privatization Agency to respond to the decision of the Commercial Court to order bankruptcy proceedings on a regional TV station, TV Cacak, which has resulted in dismissal of 24 employees.
(Vecernje novosti – Serbia, 30.07.2012)

The Republic Broadcasting Agency (RRA)

The Council of the Republic Broadcasting Agency has published a list of candidates for 12 members of the Programme Board of the Public Service Broadcaster of Vojvodina. They are: 1. Dijana Suboticki, journalist, 2. Miroslav Djordjevic, retired journalist, 3. Dunja Petkovic, manager, 4. Sasa Jovanovic, journalist, 5. Dragoljub Savanovic, realizer, 6. Kristina Sapoznicenko, engineer, 7. Pavle Milivojev, retired journalist, 8. Dragan Batinic, journalist 9. Mirjana Maksimovic, MA in management, 10. Dusica Mihajlov, designer, 11. Dusko Medic, engineer, 12. Marina Koprivica, defectologist and logopedics expert 13. Miodrag Spasojevic, MA in economics 14. Nenad Draskovic, lawyer, 15. Nada Kalkan, journalist, 16. Gordana Novkov, MA in art, painter. Biographies of the candidates are available on the website www.rra.org.rs
(Dnevnik, RRA, 20.07.2012)

The Republic Broadcasting Agency has published a list of media outlets that are using the radio frequency spectrum without authorization:

(RATEL, 27.07.2012)

The Media Association

In a response to the non-transparent change in ownership over the newspaper publishing company "Politika Newspapers and Magazines", which publishes the daily newspaper Politika, the Managing Board of the Media Association expects that immediate steps be taken by the authorities that would make transparent the new ownership structure of the oldest daily newspaper in Serbia and the Balkans.
(ASMEDI, July 2012)