Translations: Beograd
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerRS
- Who was attacked?Group
- Group members' names and surnamesN1
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletN1
- Type of media platformRadio
Online Media - Source of information about the incidentN1, Twitter
Incident Data
- Date of incident09.04.2020
- CityBeograd
- Perpetrator(s)Not known
- Attacked by(ordinary) citizens
Authorities - individuals
By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power - Type of incidentThreats 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.