Journalists' Association of Serbia

BELGRADE - The state has cut regular funding for Tanjug, but it is evidently more successful in the market than other agencies, which should continue, new Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) President Vladimir Radomirovic said Thursday.

"This country needs Tanjug, this society needs such an agency," Radomirovic said in an appearance on Pink television.

The media privatization process in Serbia finished on Monday when the last media outlet that was announced for sale signed the contract with a buyer.

However, journalists associations claim the Serbian media will not be any freer as a result of the sales.

The Mayor of Belgrade has apologised to journalists who had their equipment confiscated when they were trying to question him.

A statement released by the Journalists' Association of Serbia reported that the Mayor said the incident happened after a group of unknown people approached him during talks with a contractor at the Belgrade Waterfront site, saying they were journalists.

A total of 28 media outlets will be offered for sale in the next round of privatisations which should be concluded by the end of the October, the Journalists' Association of Serbia said.

Another 22 media outlets will be shut down or transferred to their employees free of charge.

Belgrade's Radio B92 sacked 12 of its remaining 17 employees on Thursday as part of a "new concept" for the station which forms part of the B92 media organization, owned by Greece's Antena media group. 

PRISTINA - Representatives of the Association of Professional Journalists of Kosovo and Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) in Kosovo announced in Pristina that a memorandum of cooperation between the two associations should be signed.

BELGRADE - The set of media laws adopted last year is not in line with Serbia's Constitution and European standards, it is rather a consequence of political, financial and media lobbying led by the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), Dragana Cabarkapa, president of the Journalists' Association of Serbia, said on Tuesday.

OSCE condemns attacks on journalists in Pristina

VIENNA -- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic condemned on Monday the attacks on journalists reporting from the protests in Pristina last weekend.

VIENNA - OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic condemned on Monday the attacks on journalists reporting from the protests in Pristina last weekend.

BELGRADE - Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) and Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) reporters have been attacked during ethnic Albanian protests in Pristina.