Other threats to journalists, Jugoslav Cosic, Belgrade, 15.03.2019.

IJAS •︎ 15/03/2019

Other threats to journalists, Jugoslav Cosic, Belgrade, 15.03.2019.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Jugoslav Ćosić

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    N1
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    N1

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    15.03.2019
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

N1 TV News Director Jugoslav Cosic received a phone call on his company phone from a person who identified himself as an official of the government of the United States. That person, who did not identify himself by name but only as an official of the American government, demanded that the N1 News Director explains the N1 reporting on that tragic terrorist event, suggesting that the N1 reports could lead to the conclusion that N1 has proof that the attack in New Zealand is linked to a “terrorist base” in Serbia. The caller demanded that the N1 News Director produce that evidence either verbally or in writing to an e-mail address which would be sent “within the next two hours”. If not he was threatened with a ban on entry into the United States.