Issue No. 9
July 21 - August 03, 2011
SEEMO: Increased political pressure on the media in Serbia – Proposed rulebook on control of electronic communication would allow wiretapping without court order – Survey in Nis shows that 96% of interviewees believe that politicians exert influence on the media – Initiative to remove libel from the Criminal Code gains wide support – Verdicts for libel against the editor of Cacanske Novine newspaper and journalists from Kurir newspaper are annulled – TV Timocka not allowed to operate normally – Police demands that the editor of Nacionalni Gradjanski newspaper to reveal the source of published information – Assault on TV 5 crew – Debate about the Media Strategy between journalistic associations and Ministry of Culture still not completed more |
Radio-Television Vojvodina attempts to rehabilitate the values of public service broadcaster – TV Bor available to viewers in Austria, Germany and Switzerland – Mysterious meeting between Aleksandar Tijanic and Zeljko Mitrovic – Muharem Pervic passes away more |
TV Valjevo nears collapse – Five former employees sue Radio Pirot – Impermissible increase in sound volume during airing of TV advertisements – ANEM: Increased pressure by Councils of National Minorities on editorial policy of minority media – Overview of owners of TV stations with national coverage – Anti-Corruption Council announces constructive proposals for elimination of unallowed pressure on the media – New Managing and Supervising Board of Vecernje Novosti – Strike in the printing section of Dnevnik Holding, strikers fired more |
UNS demands less political pressure on the media during election campaign – Kurir newspaper protests against opinion voiced by the president of UNS, Liljana Smajlovic – UNS and NUNS welcome decriminalization of libel – NUNS submits request that three journalists be rehabilitated – RATEL issues instructions for operators after intervention by the Ministry of Culture more |
International Youth Media Summit – New web TV channel – Digitalization in Serbia to be delayed more |
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