No. 39
September 29 - October 12, 2012
DS to form a legal team for protection from media persecution – European Commission makes negative assessment of the media sector in EU candidate countries – 36th ANEM Monitoring Report is published – Cvejic: Serbian journalists need courage – NUNS creates new database of consequences of attacks on journalists – The Government does not have a page on social networks – Nikolic's advisor, Jasmina Mitrovic, to represent the state in the Assembly of Shareholders of Politika a.d. – UNS proposes new legal framework for financing of RTS – EU is opposed to financing of public service broadcasters from the national budget – Croatia has a good model of payment of TV fee – Sports programme on RTS is unsatisfactory – Nikolic would remove Tijanic from position if he was the prime minister – Tijanic: President Nikolic's words prove that he is a true statesman – Salaries of RTS employees are late for months – RTV needs a new building – Kurir: RTS spends too much money on hairdressers – TV B92 journalist and her family are brutally beaten – Jankovic says that the police report is falsified to protect the attackers, one of whom is a police inspector – Journalist demands state protection – Internal control of the police investigates the case but the inspector is not suspended – Director and editor-in-chief of Nas Glas is arrested for bribery – SNS warns the media – DS warns the media – Expert changes his testimony in the lawsuit initiated by journalist – TV Pink journalist finds all four tires on his car slashed – "Journalists are an endangered species in Serbia" – Serbia has the largest number of protected individuals, including 4 media professionals – TV Kanal 9 from Novi Sad submits a complaint to the Court because of violation of rights and the freedom of the media in Serbia – Dulic sues Informer – The police punish inspectors who beat the editor of NIN – Dacic says that he has no influence on any media outlet – Acting editors of Magyar Szo are appointed as regular editors despite criticism from some journalists more |
Commissioner Sabic praises journalists – Tweets gain importance as a source of information in sensitive situations – "The Insider" exposes smuggling channels in Kosovo – Zoran Radoman receives Award for Advancement of Transparency – UNICEF announces a public contest – Goranka Matic organizes art exhibition – Training for journalists on implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Serbia – Autumn Radio Days on Palic – Journalists from Serbia and Kosovo meet in Pristina – ABC: Vecernje Novosti still has the largest number of readers – Radio B92 is the second most-listened station – Misa Brkic is the new editor-in-chief of Press – Misa Stojanovic is the new editor-in-chief of Sport – Sandzak Danas publishes 300th issue – Weekly magazine Nas Glas publishes 3000th issue – Srdjan Radulovic passes away more |
Weekly magazine Nova Slobodna Rec from Vranje ceases publication – BIRN: Only 2 municipalities finance solely state-owned media – Tadic prompted "our nationals" to buy Politika – Informer and Press ask Tadic questions – Business premises of the newspaper Suboticke Novine gets sold – Small shareholders of Politika write a letter to the Government – The concept of regional public service broadcasters is discussed in Nis – The president of the National Parliament wants to know who is the owner of Press – New minister has no objections to foreign ownership over the media more |
NUNS again calls on journalists to adhere to professional standards – UNS demands urgent investigation of attacks on journalists – Strike on TV Mozaik is still ongoing – RRA organizes a meeting with regulatory agencies from the region – RRA invites nominations for members of the programme board of the Republic Broadcasting Agency – SEEMO demands investigation of latest attacks on journalists more |
NUNS organizes the project "The Elderly in the Media" – NIN publishes a new special supplement on culture – Science TV is launched in Serbia – Editorial team of Index 202 is formed again – TV Fox to be launched in Serbia on 15 October – Martinoli on visuelization of radio more |
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