No. 28
28 April 2012 – 11 May 2012
Media associations call on the Ministry to make public the results of the media contest – "Insider" brand attempted stolen, Commercial Court intervenes - 31st Monitoring Report by ANEM – Elections and World Press Freedom Day result in strong escalation of serious cricitism of media situation in Serbia: B. Canak, Catherine Ashton, Freedom House, SEEMO, NUNS, Trade Union "Nezavisnost", N. Sejdinovic, N. Todorovic, Lj. Smajlovic, Z. Serences, UNS, Z. Stojkovic, C. Milivojevic, V. Obradovic and D. Gruhonjic – Report "Serbian Media Freedom in the European Mirror" to be presented on May 18 – Media associations demand that the future government implement the Media Strategy – TV Alt applies discrimination; SNS sues Blic; verdict against Velimir Ilic is passed after nine years – 29 journalists die since the beginning of 2012 – UNS lays wreaths on the site where Chinese journalists were killed – Journalists from Pomoravlje demand that murderers of Serbian journalists be identified – Sejdinovic says that government obstructs implementation of the Media Strategy more |
MC Resource Center is a new tool for monitoring of elections – Most of the media spreads propaganda for political parties, claims the Bureau of Social Research – Several interest groups debate and demand banning of individual election videos – RRA issues several warnings – RRA suspends broadcasting of several TV stations from the region and Serbia – Awards for investigative journalism, photography, freedom of the media... are presented – UNS veterans visit the Army Security Agency – TV Pink is the best-rated commercial TV station in April – Election night is the most watched programme on RTS – Alo! publishes 1500th issue – 13 years after the bombing, RTV still lacks its own business premises – Regional talk show airs for the last time – Dragic Lazic and Milica Krstanovic pass away more |
SPS ends advertising its campaign on electronic media as of April 26 – Trade Union of Novosti says that the government is responsible for company's losses – We have not violated the law, says Novosti – Employees of TV Avala begin striking again – NUNS offers support – Majority owner of Novosti has not yet fulfilled the obligation to sell shares more |
NDNV says that RRA suspended broadcasting of several electronic media outlets in a non-transparent manner – Journalists' Union of Serbia demands that the new government seriously and urgently consider problems in the media scene and take necessary steps more |
Global Experts is a new search engine used by Al Jazeera, BBC and CNN – BIRN publishes database of candidates for deputies – Novosti employ 12 young journalists – Color Press Group implements ERP and BI systems for management of its numerous publications – Blic offers iPad and iPhone app – New tabloid, Star, is launched – BIRN produces radio programme, makes it available in ex-Yu countries – Media Center launches "Digital Voice of Serbia" more |
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