Issue No. 15
October 15-28, 2011
Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) to pay for 8 hours a day of cable TV programme for election campaign – Owners of 18 out of 30 media outlets are unknown – OSCE says journalism in Southeast Europe in crisis; Sarajevo Declaration is adopted – Veljanovski: No significant reactions to two serious media documents – The media ignore incident caused by politician, claims Vucic – SEEMO is concerned about intense pressure on the media in Serbia – ANEM: media situation shows no improvement in September – Attacks on journalists and the media escalate during last two weeks: Zrenjanin, Novi Pazar, Bajina Basta, Beograd, Jagodina, Aleksandrovac, Kursumlija, Novi Sad – Owner of illegal station Bos is arrested – Journalists wait in vain for Ivica Dacic for almost two hours – Journalists, media associations and civil society angered by announcement of secret trial of journalists from Novi Sad – Protest is joined by Commissioner for Information of Public Importance, Ombudsman, European and international journalistic associations, individual political parties and numerous journalis who have signed the petition against secret trials – Indictments against journalists are delivered – Indicted journalist sends complaint against indictment to court – The state does not want to dismiss the indictment – Media Strategy of Vojvodina Hungarians is adopted more |
Hate speech on the Internet should be treated same as hate speech in traditional media, says Teofil Pancic – Journalists have to adhere to professional rules, says Minister of Culture – Journalists and the media from Serbia win numerous domestic and international journalistic awards in the last two weeks – Second Press Media Summit to be held in Belgrade in November – President of Vojvodina Government visits the Media Association – Iraqi journalists visit UNS – Anniversary of Vecernje Novosti and Alo! newspapers – Press Council gets 7 new members and a new visual identity – Ferenc Deak dies more |
Nacionalni Gradjanski and Panorama newspapers close down – Five months without salaries in TV Avala? - 500,000-1,000,000 euro estimated investment in advertising on Serbian media – Blic campaign – Strikes and negotiations continue in the case of Dnevnik – Serbia will adhere to all obligations resulting from Media Strategy, including ending direct financing of media outlets from the budget as of January 1, says Secretary for the Media – Request submitted by VAC is denied – No offer from Beko to purchase the remaining stocks of Novosti; Beko has not sold his ownership share despite legal requirements – ASMEDI announces campaign for expansion of advertising in the print media more |
NUNS launches several socially responsible projects – NUNS is concerned about possible abuses of the media during election campaign – UNS condemns frequent attacks on RTV Prima – UNS initiates signing of petition against secret trials of journalists – TV VK still remains outside the cable system; RATEL and RRA powerless for now – RATEL takes more aggressive aim at illegal broadcasters – SEEMO organizes event in Tirana against hate speech in countries of Eastern Europe – Drago Hedl wins this year's SEEMO award more |
Media Center offers wide range of services – New media outlets dedicated to fashion and gastronomy – After closure of Nacionalni Gradjanski, the same publisher launches a new weekly magazine more |
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