16. apr 2018.

Tanjug Agency fabricates a report on media freedom in Serbia

Pro-government news agency Tanjug has announced that media freedom in the countries of Southeast Europe is on the decline, except in Serbia – with reference to a survey of the clientelism index for 2016, which was presented on 7th March at a press conference in the Press Club Brussels.

16. apr 2018.

Vučić says he will no longer appear on public service until they guarantee not to quieten his tone

After Goran Vesić, a senior official of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), claimed that he had his tone reduced while talking in a pre-election debate on Radio-Television Serbia (RTS), Serbian President and SNS leader Aleksandar Vučić threatened not to appear as a guest on RTS until they guarantee that they won’t also reduce the volume on him.

25. dec 2017.

LESKOVAC: Media barely surviving

Written by  Sanja S. Stevanović, Perica Gunjić

Media at the local level are not in a position to survive on the market, which is why most of them depend on project co-financing. Although this process is essential for the media, the conducting of contests have many shortcomings. In Leskovac as many as 19 media outlets received money through contests, which is the reason project co-financing has lost its purpose. The quality of projects is not considered in deciding. Capacities are weak when it comes to both media outlets and journalists.

26. nov 2015.

Europe is Kaput. Long live Europe! – Slavoj Žižek, Yanis Varoufakis and Julian Assange (Video)

With the recent economic crisis in Greece, unprecedented challenges to centralised European policy, and the lack of consensus on the ongoing refugee crisis, many would agree that Europe faces its greatest ever predicament. Slavoj Žižek, regarded as ‘the most dangerous philosopher in the West’ (The New Republic), and Yanis Varoufakis, self-described ‘erratic Marxist’ and economic…

22. nov 2015.

Dragan J. Vučićević on TV Pink: This is no longer funny

Written by Tamara Skrozza

We asked Tamara Skrozza to write an article about the anthological guest appearance of Informer editor Dragan J. Vučićević on TV Pink as soon as possible, because tomorrow, as D. J. V. announced, there will be a coup and a question will arise as to whether we will be able to publish the article after…

09. nov 2015.

How much does the Speak-Up conference in Brussels really contribute to media freedom in Serbia?

Written by Tamara Ognjanović

Commissioner Hahn reiterated at the Speak-Up Conference that the issue of media freedom is central to Serbia’s EU integration process. Among some participants, however, criticism could be heard that the pressures on the government are ineffective and no progress has been made in the fight for greater media freedom and freedom of expression