Issue No. 3
April 28 – May 11, 2011
Numerous negative assessments of the media situation – Warning by the EU Commissioner for Enlargement – The World Press Freedom Day – Serbia holds the 72th position on the Freedom House list – The Constitutional Court annuls another amendment – Protests against lenient sentences to attackers on journalists – New threats and attacks on journalists and the media more |
Awards to journalists and the media – New public competitions – Exchange programs for Belgrade and Pristina journalists – Anniversaries of Republika, Radio Kovacica and programme Susretanja ("Meetings") – Public contest for the position of secretary general of the Press Council more |
Serbia has the cheapest newspapers – Crisis in the minority newspaper Bratstvo – Problems in several state-owned media outlets – Fourth attempt to privatize Radio Pirot – Strikes in the media – Still no reply from RTS on the offer from the Parliament more |
The Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS), the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV), Civic Vojvodina and the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) strongly protest against the return of Milijana Baletic. - NUNS offer settlement to UNS – ASMEDI is a new member of the European Newspaper Publishers Association (ENPA) – SEEMO registers 406 attacks on journalists in 2010 - “The first Belgrade media days” announced for 2012 – New members of the Council of the Republic Broadcasting Agency (RRA) – Monitoring service of the RRA does not work on public holidays more |
"The New Magazine" to report on positive events too – New programme of Radio B92 – Digital broadcasting from the Avala Tower to begin this year – The state will offer assistance for purchase of decoders - Director of Al Jazeera Balkans says no sycophancy towards politicians more |
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