Threats against media outlets and organizations, N1, Belgrade, 09.04.2020.

Threats against media outlets and organizations, N1, Belgrade, 09.04.2020.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    N1
  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    N1
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    N1, Twitter
  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    09.04.2020
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Authorities - individuals
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes

Continuous and consecutive attacks (synchronized accusations, insults, pressures and targeting) on ​​N1 television from different pro-government media that lasted continuously for several days. Among others, the most active was the Kurir newspaper, which in its daily edition from April 9th ​​accused N1 Television and its journalists of spreading misinformation and thus endangering the lives of Serbian citizens during the Covid-19 virus pandemic, and published TV N1 editor Jugoslav Cosic with a photomontage presented as Pinocchio and titled with term “Liar”.

The attacks by the Kurir and other pro-governmental media represent a continuation of simultaneous attacks by state officials on independent journalists and the media, and attempts to establish censorship and reducing freedom of expression and information.