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NUNS uputio javnu kritiku Ivici Ilievu

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BEOGRAD, 01.09.2017. – Nezavisno udruženje novinara Srbije oštro osuđuje bahato, uvredljivo i, pre svega – neodgovorno ponašanja Ivice Ilieva, prema novinarima i upućuje javnu kritiku sportskom direktoru i bivšem fudbaleru Partizana.

Na uobičajenoj konferenciji za novinare na kojoj je predstavljen Ognjen Ožegović, novi fudbaler aktualnog šampiona države, Iliev je, revoltiran pitanjem o navijačkoj pripadnosti Ožegovića, besno vikao na novinare a onda sam odgovorio na nezgodno pitanje umesto novog napadača “crno-belih”!

“Svi znamo da si počeo u Zvezdi, pojavljivale su se informacije da te navijači Partizana ne žele, kako ti gledaš na to?” – glasilo je pitanje novinara,

“Prestanite više sa tim pitanjima. Mi smo sportisti! Ja sam sportski direktor i ja pravim tim! I tačka. Neću polemiku ni sa kim više. Ovo pitanje se više neće postavljati”, neprimereno je reagovao Iliev.

Ovo nije prvi put da sportski direktori, treneri i menadžeri određuju ko će i šta će pitati, na šta će a na šta neće odgovarati dokazujući na taj način da im nije stran manir ponašanja prema novinarima prepisan od aktuelnih političara.

Nezavisno udruženje novinara Srbije još jednom podeća sportske radnike, bez obzira iz kog kluba ili sporta dolazili, da je neprihvatljiv bilo kakav posredni ili neposredni pritisak na novinare i medije koji su, i kad su sportske teme u pitanju, kontrolori društvenih procesa i zastupnici javnog interesa.

Платата во медиумите заглавена под просекот

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СКОПЈЕ 31.08.2017 – Речиси 45 проценти од македонските новинари примаат плата пониска од државниот просек, кој изнесува 22.808 денари. Ова го покажа новата анкета на Самостојниот синдикат на новинарите и на медиумските работници (ССНМ), спроведена во јули и во август годинава користејќи го интернет сервисот Survey Monkey.

ССНМ консултираше 127 медиумски работници, од кои околу 80 отсто работат како новинари, а останатите се уредници, фоторепортери, сниматели или други технички лица коишто се ангажирани во медиумите.

Кога процентите ќе се претворат во бројки излегува дека точно 57 медиумски работници од вкупно 127 коишто ја пополниле анкетата на ССНМ земаат плата помала од 22.000 денари.

85 отсто од луѓето во медиумскиот бизнис во Македонија со својата плата не ја пробиваат границата од 500 евра

Потрошувачката кошничка претешка за платата

И ако 45 проценти се под просекот, други 40 отсто од анкетираните новинари и медиумски работници, или вкупно 51 од испитаниците, имаат плата чиј износ се движи меѓу просечната и 30.000 денари.

Ако се соберат овие два проценти излегува дека 85 отсто од луѓето во медиумскиот бизнис во Македонија со својата плата не ја пробиваат границата од 500 евра, односно само нивните примања не се доволни да се покрие потрошувачката кошница на едно четиричлено семејство, кое изнесува околу 32.000 денари и која ги покрива минималните потреби на една фамилија.

Драматичната состојба, меѓу другото, е резултат и на децениската агонија на медиумите кои поранешната владејачка гарнитура на ВМРО-ДПМНЕ или ги контролираше или ги напаѓаше со сите расположливи средства.

Оваа политичка чизма остави зад себе големи медиумски корпорации испразнети од содржина, без сериозни и искусни новинари и медиумски работници, кои заминаа поради грубите политички притисоци и во редакциите останаа млади и неискусни работници, кои полесно се контролираат и ,нормално, уште помалку се плаќаат.

Останатите медиуми, пак, одвај преживуваа, зашто пазарот го контролираше истата политичка гарнитура, која ја имаше сконцентрирано сета моќ во своите раце. Немаше пари од владини реклами за „непослушните“ медиуми, а секнаа и оние од бизнисот кој не сакаше да се замери со врхушката на власт огласувајќи се во медиуми кој не ѝ се наклонети.

И како што секнуваа парите во критичките медиуми, така новинарите или заминуваа или мораа да се задоволуваат со ниски плати и со несигурно работно место, без пензиско и здравствено осигурување.

Анкетата на ССНМ дава одговор и на прашањето колку од новинарите сега имаат загарантирано работно место, а колку, пак, се ангажирани на определено време или се хонорарци.

Секој пети вработен во медиумите може да биде отпуштен во секој момент

Податоците се загрижувачки, бидејќи повеќе од половината или околу 54 проценти од медиумските работници и новинари не се вработени постојано, односно немаат договори на неопределено време и тоа – 35 проценти се на определено време и 19 отсто се ангажирани хонорарно, што значи дека секој пети вработен во медиумите може да биде отпуштен во секој момент.

Ова истражување го покажува и трендот дека во медиумскиот простор во моментов најмногу вработуваат телевизиите и онлајн-медиумите, дури 82 проценти од сите испитаници одговориле дека работат во телевизија (47 %) или на некој од порталите (35 %), а тоа се должи на фактот што годинава се затворија трите дневни весници на „Медиа принт Македонија“ (МПМ) – „Дневник“, „Утрински“ и „Вест“, неколку години претходно престанаа да излегуваат „Шпиц“ , „Време“, „Дневен Фокус“ и „Ден“, а во меѓувреме не се отворија нови печатени медиуми и новинарите се префрлија главно на интернет.

Од вкупно 127 испитаници само 10 работат во печатен медиум, додека седуммина се во радио.

Работата во порталите е понесигурна и пониско платена

Со оглед дека вработувањата во телевизиите и на порталите се навистина доминантни ќе направиме детална анализа на примањата кај нив и ќе ги споредиме.

Кај онлајн-медиумите има значително повеќе медиумски работници што со месечните примања се под државниот просек. Ако генералната слика покажува дека во сите медиуми овој процент е околу 45 отсто, кај порталите речиси 57 проценти од новинарите земаат плата пониска од 22.808 денари или во апсолутни бројки тоа се вкупно 25 од 44 анкетирани.

Од друга страна кај телевизиите овој процент е далеку помал, само 36 проценти од испитаниците рекле дека земаат помала плата од 22.000.

Порталите лошо стојат и во онаа категорија на работници што добиваат месечни примања поголеми од просечната плата, а помали од 30.000 денари. Па, така, ако генерално во медиумите овој процент е 40, кај порталите тој се движи околу 30 или само 12 од вкупно 44 испитаници.

И тука телевизиите го дигаат генералниот процент бидејќи кај нив дури 45 од вработените земаат плата повеќе 22.000 и 30.000 денари.

Поeдноставно кажано, во споредба со просекот изваден од сите медиуми и во споредба со состојбата во телевизиите, во порталите има повеќе работници со плата под просекот, а помалку со месечни примања меѓу 22.000 и 30.000 денари, што јасно кажува дека работната сила во онлајн-медиумите е потценeта.

Што се однесува за сигурноста на работното место и тука онлајн-медиумите се во подредена улога.

Анкетата покажа дека генерално во медиумите околу 54 отсто од работниците немаат договор на неопределено, кај порталите овој процент е нешто повисок и изнесува 56, а кај телевизиите очекувано оваа група на вработени е помала и е околу 50 проценти.

Меѓутоа, она што навистина загрижува е бројот на хонорарци ангажирани во онлајн-медиумите. Ако генерално во медиумите 19 проценти се хонорарци, кај телевизиите се навистина малку – само двајца од испитаниците, меѓутоа кај онлајн-медиумите дури 30 проценти од ангажираните се прекарни работници.

Од сето ова може да се изведе заклучок дека работата во порталите е понесигурна и помалку платена и оваа разлика е драстична кога се споредува со работата во телевизиите.

Може да се каже дека и технолошката револуција во медиумите, префрлањето на новинарите од печатените медиуми во порталите се одвива побрзо отколку што пазарот на медиуми се адаптира на новата состојба.

Па, така, наместо неколку печатени медиуми со големи редакции полни со искусни новинари, имаме распрскана онлајн медиумска сцена на десетици ситни портали која сѐ уште во голем дел се финансира од грантови, кредити, не заработува самата за себе, не е никако регулирана и не е воопшто стабилна, секој ден се отвораат и се затвораат онлајн-медиуми.

За квалитетот на новинарската содржина што се нуди онлајн тешко е и да се говори, бидејќи се повеќе тоа личи на copy-paste новинарство.

Примерот со МПМ е доста сликовит, бидејќи тоа беше релативно сериозна компанија со решен статус на повеќето новинари, кои беа синдикално организирани, меѓутоа по нејзиното затворање повеќето од нив, иако возрасни и искусни оставени се да се снаоѓаат во неколку портали со неизвесна судбина.

Не треба да се заборави ниту фактот дека оваа новинска куќа беше буквално „цицана“ од менаџментот, кој се поврзуваше со високи функционери од минатата владејачка гарнитура. Имено, додека официјално трите весници беа затворени поради слаби финансиски резултати, директорката на МПМ, Јана Станисављева месечно земала плата од околу 20.000 евра.

Јазот меѓу уредничката и новинарската плата

Испитувањето што го направи ССНМ ја открива и големата разлика меѓу новинарската и уредничката плата посебно во телевизиите, бидејќи како што покажа анкетата новинарската плата се движи некаде околу просекот, меѓу 19.000 и 24.000, додека уредничкиот личен доход варира од 40.000 до 50.000 денари, со исклучок на онаа на главен уредник која стигнува и до 120.000 денари.

Работната сила во медиумите главно ја сочинуваат новинари меѓу 30 и 50 години, дури 72 проценти се во оваа категорија, меѓутоа мал процент, само 20 отсто се под старосната граница од 30 години.

Извор: ССНМ

Attacks and pressures on journalists in Slavonski Brod (Croatia), Skopje (Macedonia) and Partes (Kosovo)

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BRUSSELS, 30.08.2017 – The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is joining the call of the Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for Advocating Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety in condemning the attacks and pressures on journalists, which happened in the last few days in Slavonski Brod (Croatia), Skopje (Macedonia) and Partes (Kosovo) :

On Wednesday, August 23, journalists Visnja Ruzojcic from HRT and Aleksandra Primorac from the portal SBplus were physically attacked in Slavonski Brod. According to the reports of the SBplus portal, the journalists Primorac and Ruzojcic reported on the shooting, which happened during the previous night and in which one citizen was seriously injured. The journalists were in front of the cafe Hajduk in Slavonski Brod when an unknown man physically attacked them, offended them and tried to take a camera from Visnja Ruzojcic. The journalists immediately informed the police authorities about the physical attack, and the police reacted immediately. The attack was publicly condemned by Croatian Journalists Association branch of the Brod-Posavina County.

On the same day, journalist team of Nova TV was physically attacked in Skopje, while reporting on the action of gathering signatures against building refugee camps in Macedonia. A supporter of the civic initiative that organized the collection of signatures committed the attack on reporters. We are encouraged by the fast reaction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which immediately identified the perpetrator, called him in for questioning and announced criminal charges for violence to be made against him. The attack was condemned by the Association of Journalists of Macedonia, which considers it to be an attack against freedom of speech and citizens’ rights to be informed.

Also on August 23, an incident took place in Partes, when police detained three Russian citizens, according to unofficial information – two of them were journalists from Estonia and Latvia. After a two-hour detention, they were released and no criminal or misdemeanor procedure was initiated against them. Such account was confirmed by the police administration in charge of the Gnjilane region, but the reasons for detention were not revealed to the public. The Regional Platform calls local governmental institutions to implement international standards for protection of journalists, their security and freedom of expression.

The Regional Platform strongly supports journalists’ and media organizations efforts in protection of journalists and freedom of speech. The Platform calls authorities, police and judiciary in all Western Balkans’ countries to provide free and safe working conditions for journalists and media.

In the first eight months of this year in the countries of the Western Balkan region there were 63 recorded cases of threats and physical attacks on journalists, including the latest incidents.

Any attack on journalists is an attack on the public interest, democracy and the rights of all citizens.

BH Journalists Association
Trade Union of Media of Montenegro Croatian Journalists’ Association
Association of Journalists of Kosovo Association of Journalists of Macedonia Independent Journalists Association of Serbia

Vranjske tužile Grad Vranje zbog medijskog konkursa

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VRANJE, 30.08.2017. – Novinsko-izdavačko preduzeće Vranjske d.o.o. tužilo je Gradsko veće Grada Vranja Upravnom sudu u Beogradu, tražeći poništenje rešenja tog gradskog organa o dodeli sredstava za sufinansiranje projekata iz budžeta Grada kojim se ostvaruje javni interes u oblasti javnog informisanja za 2017. godinu.

U obrazloženju tužbe, koja je podneta preko beogradske advokatske kancelarije „Vuković&partners“, navodi se da u postupku donošenja akta (rešenja br.06-163/3/2017-04 od 20 jula 2017. godine) „nije uopšte ili nije pravilno primenjen zakon“, da „u postupku donošenja akta nije postupljeno po pravilima postupka“, kao i da je „činjenično stanje nepotpuno i netačno utvrđeno“, te da je „iz utvrđenih činjenica izveden nepravilan zaključak u pogledu činjeničnog stanja“.

Nepravilnosti na koje tužbom ukazuju Vranjske su sledeće i detaljno su obrazložene u tužbi.

Najpre, Rešenje o imenovanju komisije za ocenu projekata i rešenje o izmeni i dopuni tog rešenja, nisu imala obrazloženje, kao jedan od obaveznih elemenata rešenja.

„Time su tužilac, učesnici konkursa i kompletna javnost onemogućeni da budu obavešteni i upoznati sa kriterijumima i postupkom imenovanja članova Komisije za ocenu projekata“, navodi se u tužbi i dodaje da se zbog toga ne zna „ko je i kada predložio kandidate, da li su ih predložila novinarska udruženja koja ispunjavaju uslove za to, kao ni da li su odabrani članovi zaista medijski radnici i nezavisni medijski stručnjaci, da li su u sukobu interesa“ i sl.

Jedna od krupnijih nepravilnosti na koju se ukazuje je da je u Rešenju o imenovanju Komisije za ocenu projekata objavljen „neistinit sadržaj“, da je Slobodan Marković predstavljen kao član Nezavisnog udruženja novinara Srbije (NUNS), iako to nije, što ukazuje na veoma ozbiljan propust, čak i na pokušaj obmanjivanja javnosti u pogledu članstva tog lica u NUNS-u, njegove stručnosti i nezavisnosti.

U tužbi se potom ukazuje na izostanak obrazloženja u Odluci o raspodeli sredstava koju donosi rukovodilac organa koji je raspisao konkurs (u konkretnom slučaju gradonačelnik Slobodan Milenković), te da taj akt sadrži samo prekopirano obrazloženje Komisije za ocenu projekata, a ne i sopstveno obrazloženje, što je u suprotnosti sa odredbama Zakona o opštem upravnom postupku.

U tužbi se ukazuje i da su novac dobila dva medija (ukupno 500.000 dinara) koji nisu ispunjavali uslove da učestvuju na konkursu, jer do isteka roka za podnošenje prijava nisu bili upisani u Registar medija koji vodi Agencija za privredne registre, što je bio jedan od obaveznih uslova konkursa.

Vranjske tužbom od Upravnog suda Republike Srbije u Beogradu traže da se donese presuda kojom će se u celosti poništiti Rešenje Gradskog veća Grada Vranja o dodeli sredstava za sufninasiranje medija.

Vranjske su u skladu sa članom 23, stav 2 Zakona o upravnim sporovima tužbom zatražile i da se odloži izvršenje spornog rešenja u celosti, što je od izuzetne važnosti za javni interes, jer bi u suprotnom, raspodelom sredstava učesnicima na konkursu koji ne ispunjavaju uslove, moglo doći do nepovratnog gubitka opredeljenih sredstava.

Upravnom sudu Vranjske su dostavile sve dokaze u prilog navoda iz tužbe.

Serbia’s Iconic B92 TV Officially Becomes History

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BELGRADE, 30.08.2017. – The legendary B92 station, which became synonymous with resistance to Slobodan Milosevic’s regime during the 1990s, is about to be rebranded as O2 television, closing a page in Serbian history.

Serbia’s once iconic B92 TV station will officially pass into history as the name changes to O2 television, media reports have announced.

Dusan Masic, a former Radio B92 journalist and the author of a book about the radio station, “Waves of Serbia”, told BIRN that latest decision on changing the name would make the sale of B92 easier.

He said the channel long ago “forfeited almost everything B92 used to advocate”. Together with several journalists and public figures, he had already asked the new owners to change the name of B92 due to conceptual differences.

The daily newspaper Blic reported on Friday that the decision had been expected because “the current television no longer has anything to do with the old B92 concept”.

It is added that cover face of the future O2 station will be the actor Sergej Trifunovic, while new overall concept of O2 is being kept secret.

“It is true that there will be great changes and surprises from the autumn. Our company tries always to be one step ahead and surprise viewers in the best way, and so it will be this time, too,” B92’s PR office told Blic.

The veteran editor-in-chief of B92’s informative program Veran Matic, who was one of the founders of B92, was unavailable for comment.

B92 was founded 28 years ago as a radio station. Today, it includes television with national coverage, a cable television channel, a news website and a radio which has changed its concept and was renamed Play Radio in 2015.

B92 was one of few media outlets that did not fall under the control of Slobodan Milosevic’s government during the 1990s. Its target audience was intellectuals and urban youngsters opposed to the authoritarian nationalist regime.

Even after the authorities banned it several times, journalists continued to air radio programs from secret studios and via the Internet.

In 1998, B92 received the “Free Your Mind” MTV Award for journalism and human rights. The Foundation B92 is still known for its humanitarian work and for helping schools and hospitals in Serbia.

In November 2010, Astonko Ltd, a Greek-Swedish joint venture, purchased 84.99 per cent of the station.

Then, in September 2015, Antenna Group, owned by Greek media businessman Minos Kyriakou, took over a majority stake in B92.

Two months before Radio B92 changed its name to Play Radio, a dozen journalists from the radio were fired.

A former editor of the Information Program, Biljana Vujasinovic, told the website Cenzolovka in July 2015 that she couldn’t even say goodbye to her listeners on Radio B92, or explain that there would be no more news on the new radio station.

Many well-known journalists from the “old” B92 long since left. One of the authors of the famous political show “Kaziprst”, Danica Vucenic, went to work on the regional broadcaster Radio Television Vojvodina, RTV, and later quit journalism. Others started to work for regional N1 television.

The author of the show “Insajder”, Brankica Stankovic, left in 2015 and started her own production and website, and has continued to work on investigative journalism.

One of the well-known leavers was Olja Beckovic, former anchor of the famous political talk show “Impression of the Week” [“Utisak Nedelje”]. The show featured different politicians and prominent public figures discussing current topics.

Beckovic announced in 2014 that B92 had decided not to air her show any longer and accused the then Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, now Serbian President and head of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, of obstructing her work on B92.

In response, Vucic said that B92 was a private company and he could hardly ask the station to keep airing her show.

Since taking power in 2012, Vucic has been accused of undermining free speech and freedom of the press, however.

In its latest 2017 report, the watchdog organization Reporters Without Borders said Serbia was among the countries with the worst decline in media freedoms over the past year.

Q&A – Call for Proposals “Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Western Balkans”

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ZAGREB, 14.08.2017. – Here you can find answers to questions regarding the propositions of the Call for Proposals “Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Western Balkans” (open from July 25 until August 31, 2017).

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Question 1, submitted on July 26, 2017 by Dijana Pribačić Jurić, Udruga za nezavisnu medijsku kulturu:

Regarding the Call for Proposals for the Small Grants Programme “Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the WesternBalkans” could you please clarify to us – CSOs from Croatia can take part in the project only as associates or contractors?

Answer to Question 1:

CSOs registered in EU member states (including Croatia and Slovenia), or in IPA countries not included in this Call (Albania and Turkey) cannot apply in the role of applicants or co-applicants (partners). However they can act as associates or contractors, i.e. providers of specific services within the project.

Actions must take place in the following five countries of the Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro. Exceptionally, some actions can take place out of the designated countries, yet within either EU member states or in Albania or Turkey if they contribute to the goals of the project.

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Question 2, submitted on August 3, 2017 by Nevena Rsumović, Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia (CIJS):

We are considering applying to the call for proposals “Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Western Balkans”. However, we are not sure if we are eligible considering that the official founder (as per the registration document) of our organization is the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS/NUNS), who is the leader on the project “Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for Advocating Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety”. We are looking forward to clarification of this matter.

Answer to Question 2:

Any legal entity which falls within the categories of eligibility of applicants and co-applicants can apply for the grant in the scope of this Call for Proposals“, with the exception of the following regional journalist associations that have contractual obligation to implement the project Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for advocating media freedom and journalists’ safety”:  Independent Journalists Association of Serbia (IJAS), Association of BH Journalists (BHJ), Croatian Journalists Association (CJA), Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK), Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) and the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro (TUMM).

Hence, there is no formal barrier for the application of the Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia (CIJS) for the grant, as long as it meets the eligibility criteria in the role of applicant or co-applicant listed in the section “4.1.1. Eligibility of applicants: who can apply?“  of the Application Guidelines for this all for proposals (pages 3-4), as assessed by the Evaluation Committee.

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Question 3, submitted on August 3, 2017 by Nina Kemera, Vojvodjanska zelena inicijativa:

I am writing to you on behalf of Vojvodjanska zelena inicijativa, an NGO that deals with  issues of environmental protection and changes  in nature that affect the quality of life. We are interested what kind of specific activities you support. Would you support the continuation of our TV shows or is your support directed towards legal protection? Please clarify the activities that you can support, that part is not clear to us. 

Answer to Question 3:

The Call for proposals is focused on the support for media freedom and freedom of expression in the Western Balkans, through (1) support for projects which effectively tackle problems and obstacles faced by journalists who are under various forms of pressure and (2) projects which focus on pressures on human rights activists whose freedom of speech is jeopardized.

Hence, the proposed projects should focus on the problems and obstacles to media freedom and freedom of expression, as they manifest in specific social, political or economic spheres, including the following, as listedin the section 2. Objectives and priorities of the call.

Pressures on journalists that are deemed relevant to the scope of this project may relate to (1) editorial and managerial pressures (due to pressures from interest groups and influential individuals), (2) insecure working conditions and inadequate and insecure income, (2) lack of internal newsroom regulation (media statutes) and insufficient provisions protecting journalists and editors from censorship, (4) media dependency on revenues from advertising and public authorities, (5) public bashing, threats and legal actions against journalists and media that publish critical information, (6) chronic lack of transparent public funding system for media production which is fully autonomous from political interests and (7) political decisions that directly violate international standards of media freedom.

Pressures on human rights activists in respect to their freedom of speech may relate to (1) inability to access certain media with information and messages that are viewed as harmful to certain political and economic interest groups, (2) public bashing accompanied by false information, disclosure of personal data, profiling of individuals and hate and discriminatory speech which is most often exercised by media controlled by certain interest groups (e.g. radical political groups, business lobbies), individual profiling accompanied by hate speech,  (3) inability to access funding from public sources due to public actions and disclosures viewed as critical towards public authorities, (4) scarcity of finances that negatively influence organizational capacities to produce high quality information for the public.

Projects can be focused on one of the listed priorities, or can combine priorities if such combination is clearly justified in problem analysis, demonstrated in project objectives and results and feasible according to activity plan, and if such combination of priorities brings additional value to the action.

For specifics on eligible actions and the tentative set of eligible activities please read again the section “4.1.2. Eligible actions: actions for which an application may be made“ of the Call for Proposals. Please bear in mind that elligibility of applicants and actions will be assesed by Evaluation Committe.

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Question 4, submitted on August 3, 2017 by Milica Plavšić, web portal Buka:

Our organization Center for Informational Decontamination of Youth (CID) is mostly recognized for its media activism, for which we use our media platforms Buka web magazine (www.6yka) and Buka TV show. The project we would like to propose involves production of web content (online reportages, opinion columns, interviews, videos, etc.) concerning media freedom and freedom of expression in BiH. My question concerns the co-applicant – does it have to be an organization or it can be an individual activist/journalist?

Answer to Question 4:

Only journalists can act as co-applicants, participating as natural persons, teams of independent media professionals, informal journalists’ groups (there is no requirement for a specific form of registration, can act as natural persons). No other type of natural person (including huiman rights activists can act as co-applicant.

Please note that the section “4.1.1. Eligibility of applicants: who can apply?“ describes in detail the types of legal persons that can apply int he role of lead applicant and co-applicant.

Also, please note that lead applicant must act with co-applicants as specified hereafter, out of which at least one co-applicant has to belong to either: media organisation (public or private), journalists’ initiatives or groups (acting either as registered association or as natural persons), team of independent media professionals.

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Question 5, submitted on August 10, 2017 by Youth Educational Forum (YEF):

I’m writing you on behalf of Youth Educational Forum (YEF), a youth based organization in Macedonia, to ask you about the Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for Advocating Freedom and Journalists’ Safety.YEF is registered as association of citizens and within the organization a specific project is the online radio and web platform, Radio MOF. Radio MOF has an independent editing policy and functions as a non-formal structure of journalists within YEF. Radio MOF includes 5 journalists that are currently part of the team.We want to have information if our organization can apply for your grant with co-applicants being 3 journalists from Radio MOF? 

Answer to Question 5:

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must be a legal person registered at least 12 months before this call is launched , be non-profit-making, be a specific type of civil society organisation such as: association, foundation, private non-profit institution, social cooperative/non profit cooperative, registered umbrella association, journalists’ association, journalists’ trade union as well as networks when they are registered as civil society organisation, be registered in one of the five project countries: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo; be able to prove (in Application form) that in last 12 months they have been actively working on issues covered by this Call for Proposals.

Journalists can apply as co-applicants as natural persons – as individuals, teams of independent media professionals, informal journalists’ group. Staff employed by applicant or co-applicant cannot apply separately as natural persons, nor can act as contractors or associates. Please bear in mind that eligibility of applicants and actions will be assesed by the Evaluation Committee.

Safejournalists.net

Announcement of the Call for Proposals “Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Western Balkans”

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Civil society organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia that focus on the protection and promotion of human rights, in partnership with journalists, their associations, networks, media organizations and journalists’ trade unions are invited to apply for the financial support from the small grants programme “Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Western Balkans”.

The objective of the small grants programme is to amplify advocacy efforts undertaken by local, national and regional civil society actors in collaboration with journalists and media organizations and to set topics of media freedom and journalists’ safety on mainstream agenda in the Western Balkans region – more specifically Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. Hence, the small grants programme will support locally and regionally rooted civil society initiatives, engaging human rights activists, journalists and media, aiming to protect the freedom of expression and freedom of media. The main goal is to explore the most pressing issues – either violations of journalists’ rights, or pressures to activists in a more comprehensive manner.

CSOs registered in EU member states (including Croatia and Slovenia), or in IPA countries not included in this Call (Albania and Turkey) cannot apply in the role of applicants or co-applicants (partners). However they can act as associates or providers of specific services within the project.  Actions must take place in the following five countries of the Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro. Exceptionally, some actions can take place out of the designated countries, yet within either EU member states or in Albania or Turkey if they contribute to the goals of the project.

The Call has two priorities: (1) to support projects which effectively tackle problems and obstacles faced by journalists who are under various forms of pressure and (2) to support projects which focus on pressures on human rights activists whose freedom of speech is jeopardized.

The total value of the small grants programme is 267 000 EUR, to be disbursed to 15 grantees – 5 larger regional projects and 10 smaller national projects.  The time frame for the implementation of the supported projects is October 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018.

The Call for proposal is organized into two lots:

  • LOT 1 – Regional actions,which are expected to include participants from at least 3 out of 5 project WB countries. Average size of grants is 30 000 – 40 000 EUR with a co-financing rate of 10%. Indicatively, a total of 5 regional grants will be disbursed contingent on sufficient applications of high quality
  • LOT 2 – National actions,which are expected to include participants within a given country. Average size of grants is 5 000 – 10 000 EUR with a co-financing rate of 10%. Indicatively, a total of 10 national grants will be disbursed, contingent on sufficient applications of high quality.

The small grants programme makes part of a larger project Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for advocating media freedom and journalists’ safety, implemented by Croatian Journalists’ Association (CJA) in partnership with five Western Balkans’ journalists’ organizations – Independent Journalists Association of Serbia (IJAS), Association of BH Journalists (BHJ), Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK), Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) and the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro (TUMM). The project is supported by the European Commission (IPA) with co-financing from the Croatian Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

All grant applications will need to be prepared and submitted in English language.

The applications MUST be sent by e-mail to [email protected] by August 31, 2017 at 23:59:59h CET.

The application pack that needs to be submitted by email by the lead applicant must include the following three documents:

  1. Application form
  2. Project budget
  3. Registration act only for the lead applicant, in original language (scanned version).

 

Please find Application Guidelines HERE.

Questions regarding the propositions of the Call for Proposals can be sent in English language by e-mail in the period July 25 – August 10, 2017 to the e-mail: [email protected]. All questions and answers as well as other important notices to applicants will be published on the official project website http://safejournalists.net no later than 11 days before the deadline (August 20th) for the submission of applications.

 

 

This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence

Announcement of the Call for Proposals “Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Western Balkans”

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Civil society organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia that focus on the protection and promotion of human rights, in partnership with journalists, their associations, networks, media organizations and journalists’ trade unions are invited to apply for the financial support from the small grants programme “Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Western Balkans”.

The objective of the small grants programme is to amplify advocacy efforts undertaken by local, national and regional civil society actors in collaboration with journalists and media organizations and to set topics of media freedom and journalists’ safety on mainstream agenda in the Western Balkans region – more specifically Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. Hence, the small grants programme will support locally and regionally rooted civil society initiatives, engaging human rights activists, journalists and media, aiming to protect the freedom of expression and freedom of media. The main goal is to explore the most pressing issues – either violations of journalists’ rights, or pressures to activists in a more comprehensive manner.

CSOs registered in EU member states (including Croatia and Slovenia), or in IPA countries not included in this Call (Albania and Turkey) cannot apply in the role of applicants or co-applicants (partners). However they can act as associates or providers of specific services within the project.  Actions must take place in the following five countries of the Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro. Exceptionally, some actions can take place out of the designated countries, yet within either EU member states or in Albania or Turkey if they contribute to the goals of the project.

The Call has two priorities: (1) to support projects which effectively tackle problems and obstacles faced by journalists who are under various forms of pressure and (2) to support projects which focus on pressures on human rights activists whose freedom of speech is jeopardized.

The total value of the small grants programme is 267 000 EUR, to be disbursed to 15 grantees – 5 larger regional projects and 10 smaller national projects.  The time frame for the implementation of the supported projects is October 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018.

The Call for proposal is organized into two lots:

  • LOT 1 – Regional actions,which are expected to include participants from at least 3 out of 5 project WB countries. Average size of grants is 30 000 – 40 000 EUR with a co-financing rate of 10%. Indicatively, a total of 5 regional grants will be disbursed contingent on sufficient applications of high quality
  • LOT 2 – National actions,which are expected to include participants within a given country. Average size of grants is 5 000 – 10 000 EUR with a co-financing rate of 10%. Indicatively, a total of 10 national grants will be disbursed, contingent on sufficient applications of high quality.

The small grants programme makes part of a larger project Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for advocating media freedom and journalists’ safety, implemented by Croatian Journalists’ Association (CJA) in partnership with five Western Balkans’ journalists’ organizations – Independent Journalists Association of Serbia (IJAS), Association of BH Journalists (BHJ), Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK), Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) and the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro (TUMM). The project is supported by the European Commission (IPA) with co-financing from the Croatian Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

All grant applications will need to be prepared and submitted in English language.

The applications MUST be sent by e-mail to [email protected] by August 31, 2017 at 23:59:59h CET.

The application pack that needs to be submitted by email by the lead applicant must include the following three documents:

  1. Application form
  2. Project budget
  3. Registration act only for the lead applicant, in original language (scanned version).

 

Please find Application Guidelines HERE.

Questions regarding the propositions of the Call for Proposals can be sent in English language by e-mail in the period July 25 – August 10, 2017 to the e-mail: [email protected]. All questions and answers as well as other important notices to applicants will be published on the official project website http://safejournalists.net no later than 11 days before the deadline (August 20th) for the submission of applications.

 

 

This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence

B92 postaje O2 televizija

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BEOGRAD, 28.08.2017. – Apsolutno je logično i prirodno da TV B92 promeni ime, jer se kraj devedesetdvojke, onakve kakvu je znamo, desio mnogo ranije, kaže za Danas bivša dugogodišnja novinarka ove medijske kuće Danica Vučenić, komentarišući informaciju da će TV B92 osim promene programskog i vizuelnog koncepta od jeseni promeniti i naziv u 02 TV.

U ovoj kući nisu želeli za naš list da potvrde niti da demantuju promenu imena, ali su najavili novine u programu.

“Tačno je da će od jeseni na televiziji B92 biti velikih promena, kako u vizuelnom tako i u programskom konceptu. Naša kompanija se trudi da uvek bude korak ispred i iznenadi svoje gledaoce na najbolji način, tako će biti i ovog puta. Kreativno, moderno i osveženo, u skladu sa savremenim izazovima i zahtevima današnje publike. Blagovremeno ćemo obavestiti javnost o svim detaljima“, poručili su nam sa TV B92.

Danica Vučenić kaže da nema nikakav emotivan odnos prema toj najavi, niti prema medijskoj kući u kojoj je provela najveći deo karijere.

– Definitivan kraj TV B92 se desio onog trenutka kada je devedesetdvojka počela da pravi kompromise sa profesionalnim novinarskim standardima. Ti kompromisi su 90-ih i početkom 2000-ih bili nezamislivi. Promene su se desile pre nekoliko godina, a kulminirale su ukidanjem Radija 92, pre dve godine – ukazuje Vučenić. Ona dodaje da je od nekada najjače informativne medijske kuće danas ostalo samo ime.

– Promenila se uređivačka politika, otišli su novinari koji su tu godinama radili. Ono što ne sme da se menja kada su u pitanju mediji, a i to se promenilo, jesu profesionalni standardi i profesionalno novinarstvo – izričita je Vučenić. U ovom trenutku, dodaje, ne postoji ništa na programu B92 što je zanima i što bi mogla da gleda. Što se tiče informativnog programa i vesti, kritična je i prema drugim televizijama.

– Ne postoji televizija zbog koje bi se neko uzrujao. Kad kažem “uzrujao”, mislim na one koji treba da budu predmet novinarskog istraživanja i kritike. Zašto bi se danas bilo ko uznemirio zbog vesti koje se objavljuju na televiziji – pita Vučenić.

Glavni i odgovorni urednik NIN-a Milan Ćulibrk takođe se slaže da TV B92 danas ne liči na onu televiziju iz perioda kada je postala prepoznatljiva po tome što je pružala mogućnost gledaocima da vide i čuju ono što se u režimskim medijima nije moglo čuti i videti.

– Pošto ima istog vlasnika kao i TV Prva, možda bi bilo logičnije da se TV B92 prekrsti u TV Druga. Ne isključujem da ćemo posle onoga što je zadesilo Radio B92 dobiti i muzičku televiziju. Jer, nije važno šta se stvarno u zemlji dešava, svakoj vlasti najvažnije je da se peva umesto da se kritikuju njeni loši potezi – kaže Ćulibrk.

Predsednik Nezavisnog društva novinara Vojvodine Nedim Sejdinović smatra da je B92, onakvu kakvu je znamo iz devedesetih, odavno prestala da postoji.

– Mislim da je osim subjektivnih slabosti ovog projekta, vezanih naravno za novac i moć, priča o B92 i priča o nemoći građanske Srbije da ponudi bilo kakvu snažniju medijsku i kulturnu alternativu narodnjačkoj i nacionalističkoj, sveprožimajućoj Srbiji – ukazuje Sejdinović.

Inače, ovo nije prva najavljena promena imena B92. Pre tri godine govorilo se da će se televizija zvati OTV, ali se od te ideje odustalo. Promena koncepta od informativne ka zabavnoj započeta je 2010, nakon što je TV B92 iz ruke akcionara prešla u ruke inostranog vlasnika, Grka Stefanosa Papadopulusa.

Sergej Trifunović se poziva na peti amandman

Televizija B92 će, prema nezvaničnim informacijama, uskoro promeniti ime u O2 TV, a zaštitno lice kampanje trebalo bi da bude glumac Sergej Trifunović. “Pozivam se na peti amandman iz američkog ustava i odbijam da odgovorim na ovo pitanje”, poručio nam je Trifunović, upitan da potvrdi informaciju.