No. 30
May 26 – June 8, 2012
Research "Freedom of the Media in Serbia in the European Mirror" shows that only four out of 27 European indicators have been achieved – Full report on digital monitoring of elections is published – Heated debate about the influence of politics on the media – Work group proposes new Law on Electronic Media – Obradovic: Cities and municipalities exert control over the media by allocating taxpayers' money – RTV begins broadcasting the series "The Media in Serbia: The Chronicle of Destruction" – Self-censorship becomes institutionalized - 32nd Monitoring Report by ANEM is published – "The Role of Public Service Broadcasters in Multi-Ethnic Communities" – The media and journalists are threatened in Sabac, Belgrade, Bor and Majdanpek, Nis, Novi Sad, Banjaluka – Investigation of murder of Slavko Curuvija achieves no progress – President of the National Council of Hungarians criticizes RTV for not giving it authority over Hungarian-language programme – Isakov rejects criticism – OSCE warns against attempts of councils of minorities to control the media content – Magyar Szo proposes that minority media join forces to attract marketing companies more |
Monitoring of the election process: Superficial and flashy pre-election campaign – The media reports on poverty in unprofessional manner – Conference of media photographers is held in Nis – RRA demands that Telecom refrain from broadcasting the programme "Srbija na Dlanu – Media Center Belgrade invites volunteers – "Data Journalism" Conference to be held in Vienna on June 14-15 – Seminar "The Media and Gender Equality" takes place in Prijepolje – European Journalistic Award is established – Regional project Legal Leaks is launched – The General Assembly of the European Association of Newspaper Publishers to be held in Belgrade next year – Legal guide "Which Information Has to be Offered to Journalists by Authorities" is published – Press company receives Brand Leader Award – Research projects offer conclusions about events in the last four years – Journalists Erceg, Milenkovic, Gredelj pass away more |
20 million euros was spent on election campaign in the media – DS spends the largest sum of money on TV Prva – TV Avala hit by employees' strike again – Employees of TV Avala and Macedonian TV Pink 15 organize a joint protest in front of the building of TV Pink in Belgrade – Ekonomist magazine and Pravda newspaper cease publication – Djelic denies ownership of the Ekonomist magazine – Employees in closed-down media outlets demand meeting with President Nikolic – 17 students of journalism from Nis visit the media in Belgrade – "Stampa Sistem" buys "Futura Plus" more |
NUNS and UNS condemn Dodik's threats against Beta journalist – UNS condemns threats against journalist with the daily newspaper Alo! - UNS says that media closures are the result of political games – Journalists' Union gives support to employees of TV Avala – SEEMO condemns Dodik's actions more |
Weekly magazine Svetlost reappears in the market – A new magazine is launched in Blace – New web portal: "My Business Supply" more |
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