No. 38
September 15-28, 2012
Research by media coalition shows that the local media is threatened – Vucicevic criticizes the media scene in Serbia – Petkovic voices his opinion on the Serbian media – The new government will not control the media – Vucic guarantees the freedom of the media – NUNS is concerned because an informal working group is preparing draft media laws – Nikolic's cabinet first denies, then confirms the existence of a working group – Obradovic says that conditional budget financing of RTS constitutes pressure on its editorial policy – RTV broadcasts new programmes – Financing of RTS will be solved until spring – Case study of Croatian public service broadcaster is examined – Percentage of payment of TV fee drops to 30% – Milanovic is to be put on trial again – Mrkonjic: Milanovic is not guilty – Milanovic: I wish I was dead – Nata Mesarovic will sue Informer – Deputy Bradic continues his attacks on TV Vujic – DS demands that the station be protected – Journalists' Association of Nis protests – SOKOJ loses in court – Court in Cacak decides against TV Galaksija 32 – New agency Beta wins litigation in Negotin – Police officer brutally beats a B92 journalist and her family – Government of Serbia forms an international committee for investigation of murders of journalists – Media coalition launches a new campaign more |
SEMPL Conference to be held in Portoroz – Regional Press Media Summit to take place in Belgrade in October – Legal Leaks Training will be organized in Belgrade – European Federation of Journalists organizes the Stand Up For Journalism campaign – Commercials broadcast on TV stations are too loud – "Cannibal" affair develops on TV Happy – Daughter of the "cannibal" sues TV Happy – In one year the Press Council solves 30 complaints – Results of monitoring of the media during the last election campaign are presented – Public contest for the Jovan Hadzi Kostic Award is announced – Vecernje Novosti still has the largest number of readers – The number of readers of Skandal increases more |
ANEM concludes a Protocol with SOKOJ – Journalists' Association of Nis demands explanation for dismissals of journalists at TV Niska – Jevrosimovic buys 50% stake in three Macedonian newspapers – Identity of the owner of 62% of the shares of Vecernje Novosti is investigated – Vucic says that Bogicevic had bought Politika at the request of the Democratic Party (DS) – Smajlovic accuses Sonja Liht – Vucic insults Dnevnik – Dnevnik responds – Vucic apologizes – Bogicevic admits his purchase of Politika – State financing of Tanjug threatens other news agencies – Director of the weekly magazine Nas Glas is arrested – Business premises of Suboticke Novine are sold more |
NUNS is concerned because of low professional standards – Four trade unions of RTS demand compensation for unpaid TV fee – Trade Union of Novosti demands investigation of the sale of the company – RRA claims that KTV does not have a broadcasting license – SEEMO warns that journalist Micic is in danger more |
NIN appears on Twitter and Facebook – Negotiations on the takeover of TV Avala continue – Public Company Sid intends to launch television programme – National Bank of Serbia helps digitalization of the Official Gazette of Serbia more |
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