Appraisals, awards, training courses and contests

The role of the media as the most significant channel of political communication is crucial in forming of the image of political candidates and political parties, writes Sinisa Atlagic in an opinion piece published by Politika daily newspaper. Researchers of electoral behavior have found out that an increased role of the media in creation of the image of candidates or parties results in greater influence of this factor in voters' decisions. Those who have access to scenarios of spin-doctors in the domestic political scene are of the opinion that the current president, Boris Tadic, has been most successful. His marketing team has succeeded in creating and "selling" in the political market a celebrity politician with an excelent TV appearance.
(Politika, NUNS, 14.09.2011)

A film produced by Radio-Television Vojvodina has been selected for the Kitovras Film Festival.
(NUNS 07.09.2011)

The deadline for submission of journalistic articles for the contest for the best media piece on local self-government expires on Thursday, September 15, 2011. The contest is organized by the Council of Europe and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities within the project "Strengthening Local Self-Government in Serbia, Phase 2".
(NDNV, 02.09.2011)

The UNICEF Office in Serbia has announced a contest for annual award for media reporting on children and children's rights, with a focus on promotion of social inclusion of deprived children in Serbia. The awards are given for the best report on television, radio and the print media in the territory of the Republic of Serbia between January 1 and November 1, 2011. The deadline for submission of works is November 5, 2011.
(MC, 12.09.2011)

The management of the Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) has decided to name the newly established award for humane journalism after journalist and humanitarian, Djoko Vjestica – announced the UNS. The award will be presented each year on October 26 to colleagues whose articles and reports encourage individuals and the public to act humanely, who criticize socially irresponsible behaviour in the society, and promote solidarity.
(Tanjug, Blic, Politika, Alo!, Press, UNS, 14.09.2011)

Media transfers

The transfer of Slavko Beleslin from TV Pink to B92 is the last in the series of transfers that have made waves in the Serbian media scene. However, the winner in the "war" for TV hosts before the beginning of the autumn programme schedule is TV Prva – the station has attracted the largest number of other stations' personnel, while managing to retain all its staff.
(Vecernje Novosti, NUNS, 13.09.2011)

Anniversaries

Prozor ("The Window"), an alternative to TV news of the Channel 1 of Radio-Television Serbia (RTS), whose anniversary was marked on September 2, is still remembered by many citizens of Novi Sad as the first step in the fight against oppression of the freedom of expression – says the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV). Almost all of the original participants have remained independent intellectuals or university professors, or took part in creation of the democratic society. Almost all of the political parties and non-governmental organizations in Novi Sad have evolved from Prozor.
(Danas, ANEM, 01.09.2011)

The twentieth anniversary of Prozorwas celebrated at the balcony of the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV) at 19.30. The longest and largest protest in the history of Serbian journalism against the oppression of the freedom of expression began exactly two decades ago.
(Dnevnik, 03.09.2011, NDNV, 05.09.2011)

On the occasion of its twentieth birthday, Radio Kikinda organizes a free concert for all citizens at the main city square. Radio Kikinda began broadcasting its programme on September 12, 1991 at 14.00. (Dnevnik, NUNS, ANEM, 10.09.2011)

Radio Boom 93 has been broadcasting its programme since September 6, 1992. Since its inception, the station has been opposed to warmongering politics, disregard for and violation of human rights, theft and criminalization of Serbia, earning it several closures during the Milosevic's regime.
(Radio Boom 93, ANEM, 06.09.2011)

Issue No. 12
September 03-16, 2011