SERBIA: Freedom of media and freedom of expression
Journalist Talks with Jelena Jorgačević-Kisić, weekly Vreme, Serbia
Between 2015 and 2019, organizations such as Freedom House, Reporters without Borders, and IREX reported a worrying decline in media freedom in Serbia. As stated in their reports, the unstable media landscape was characterized by the state being excessively present in the media market. In addition, journalistic outlets and journalists were subject to strong economic and political pressure, especially the printed, independent media. In the European Commission for 2022 report, the media landscape is described as dominated by the ruling party and the current Serbian president, and no progress has been made regarding freedom of expression. Finally, in 2023, Irene Khan, the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on the right to freedom of expression, stated that the state of affairs in Serbia is alarming, the situation being one of “toxic public discourse, from politicians or public officials and amplified by tabloids, scapegoating the media, human rights defenders, ethnic minorities, LGBTI and those critical of the government”. How does this situation influence the day-to-day work of a journalist at an independent news outlet? Is there space for action and change from the perspective of a socially engaged journalist interested in interreligious and intercultural dialogue? These are but a few topics Jelena Jorgačević-Kisić will address in her talk. Professor Klaus Buchenau will moderate the event.
The Journalist Talks series is part of the seeFField project of the University of Regensburg in cooperation with the Volkshochschule Regensburg and The Institute of East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) Regensburg.
Admission is free, guest auditors are welcome.
More information: https://seeffield.app.uni-regensburg.de/news/journalist-talks-serbia-freedom-of-media-and-freedom-of-expression/
Veranstaltungsort
Volkshochschule Regensburg, Thon-Dittmer-Palais, Haidplatz 8, R 219
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Lehrstuhl für Geschichte Südost- und Osteuropas
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Dr. Aleksandra Salamurovic, Projektkoordinatorin
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