Author: Tatjana Djukic The Coalition of journalists’ and media associations demands of journalists and the media, especially public service media to report professionally on the post-election protests. It reminds of the obligation of journalists to “accurately, objectively, comprehensively and timely report on events of public interest, respecting the public’s right to know the truth” […]
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Ethical principles forgotten because of the profit
Author: Tatjana Djukic (MRCN) Outrageous, unprecedented, spectacular and you-won’t-believe news, are part of everyday headlines in Serbia, which report about the monsters, liars, criminals, and with plenty of grisly details and testimony of anonymous, reliable, sources. Rules that other side needs to be heard, privacy of the persons in question should be respected, and […]
Media literacy through media education
Author: Andjela Stojanovic (MRCN) There is more than 50 percent of functionally illiterate people in Serbia, said professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade Veselin Kljajic on the debate of media literacy. Therefore, it is not surprising that people in Serbia continue to struggle with the acceptance of new media and with […]
Media Freedom in Serbia – value that disappears
Author: Ivan Protic, Media & Reform Centar Niš Media freedom in Serbia is like a hot potato for some politicians. On the one hand, it is a good democratic legitimacy in front of the outside world, but, on the other, in the underdeveloped democratic consciousness of politicians, it is a danger for the country and nation, […]
Pre-election media games
Media & Reform Centar Niš Public media in Serbia is not very original. The patterns that shape international media environment are the same in our country. Local tabloids are neither better, nor worse than their equivalents in Western Europe, but have a greater impact on less educated publics. More than often, “serious” media find […]
National Report – Lost in Transition, Stucked between East and West
Author: MLADEN VELOJIC Media & Reform Centre NIS Based on the rich arguments and expert opinions of our interviwees, one can conclude a couple of things. Firstly, media in Serbia are dependent on political elite and centers of power, which control editorial policies of most of Serbian media. Also, the financial aspect affects the […]
Serbian media in 2016 – from bad to worse
(by Ivan Protic, former editor of B92 info) At the end of 2016, Serbian media seemed like dazed boxers. Shots were coming from all sides – attacks, threats and pressures, arrogant and hostile attitudes to each critical uttered sentence, the deteriorating economic situation, the machinations regarding the co-financing of media content, bad results of latest media privatizations. […]
Media Literacy and Education needs of journalists and the public in Serbia
Dejan Kožul, journalist and researcher (Serbia) The concept of media literacy is being recognized in Serbia as part of the process of accession to the European Union. The awareness for the urgent need of promotion of media literacy in Serbia has 2 major driver. One is structural and related to the political and economic […]
Journalist resigned from public broadcaster RTV Vojvodina stating censorship as reason
‘’I’ll do the job in accordance with the codex and principles, or I’ll not do it at all’’, said Sanja Kljajic, now former journalist of the public broadcaster RTV Vojvodina. Earlier this week she requested the termination of employment stating that she was forced to do that because of censorship that’s been implemented at […]
South East European Partnership for Media Development
South East European Media Partnership program continued with a steering committee meeting, held in Belgrade on 19 February. Representatives of the partners in the project gathered to analyze the achievements so far as well as the next activities scheduled in the region. The meeting was organized with the kind support of the Serbian partners: […]