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KoSSev editor in chief: Instead with journalism, we are dealing with fake news and fighting for security (N1, KoSSev)

Who is standing behind the social networks profiles exclusively devoted to attacking opposition politicians and the media that are critical towards the government? Anonymity on the Internet makes finding an answer to this question impossible while simultaneously increasing the number of pages dedicated to fake news and hate speech campaigns. Facebook page “Zemun je nas grad” (Zemun is our City) initially just shared beautiful photos and motivational messages.

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Mayor from ruling SNS party detained for attack on journalist in Belgrade (Prva TV, Tanjug, B92)

Veran Matic, chairman of the Commission for Investigating Murders of Journalists, spoke for Prva TV in Belgrade on Monday morning about the arrest of Dragoljub Simonovic. Dragoljub Simonovic, mayor of Grocka municipality and senior official of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) is suspected of ordering a fire to be started on the property of Milan Jovanovic, a journalist of the local Zig Info website. The arson attack happened on December 12, 2018. "If he has been arrested, there is evidence and there are a lot of indications that Simonovic did it," Matic said.

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UNS and DNKiM: ''Urgently provide information to the Serb people in KiM in their mother tongue'' (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio)

The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) and the Association of Journalists of Kosovo and Metohija (DNKiM) again urge Pristina to stop restricting the rights of the Serbian people in Kosovo to the information on their mother tongue and to urgently ensure unhindered distribution of the print media. These associations point out that, unlike other products, print media on the market are irreplaceable goods, especially given the fact that no daily or weekly newspaper in the Serbian language is printed in Kosovo, reports Serbian media in Kosovo.

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Kljajic: The performance in Kosovo, journalists as collateral damage (FoNet, N1, Danas)

During the visit of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to Kosovo, journalists passed the worst, as three press teams from Serbia were the target of the attacks, that is, the incidents, writes Belgrade based daily Danas and quotes the statement by Deutsche Welle (DW) journalist, Sanja Kljajic, who said that it all seemed like journalists were accounted for in advance as collateral damage.

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Media urged to join protest on World Press Freedom Day (media)

NUNS, UNS and the Nezavisnost media branch trade union are urging media to stop broadcasting Wednesday within the "Five minutes of thunderous silence" campaign.

In separate statements, the journalist associations said the traditional campaign is a warning to the public about the never-worst position of the journalistic profession in Serbia.

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Journalists in Kosovo, threatened and unprotected (Koha)

Only 52 percent of journalists are completely certain that the Kosovo Constitution guarantees them the right of expression, concluded the report “Media Index 2015” drafted by “Kosovo 2.0”, “Cohu” and the Kosovo Press Media Council. The study interviewed 175 journalists and identified 27 indicators used for assessing the freedom of expression, information and the freedom of the media in Kosovo. The study claims that 86 percent of journalists strongly believe that there are individuals linked directly or indirectly to political parties who also control the media.

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Serbian Journalists condemn attack on a colleague in Pristina (KiM radio)

Association of Journalists of Kosovo and Metohija strongly condemn attack on a journalist of TV Klan Kosova, Milot Hasimja and call on authorities to protect the profession. Serbian journalists, members of this society, appealed to the international community and security structures to stand for the journalistic profession in Kosovo. Association of Journalists of Kosovo and Metohija, which consists of more than 80 Serbian journalists, recall that media workers in Kosovo are increasingly becoming the target of bullies, criminals and all those who disagree with the editorial policy of med

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