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Drastično pogoršanje kad je reč o slobodi medija i medijskih radnika zabeleženo je u "Svetskom indeksu medijskih sloboda za 2026. godinu" koji je izradila međunarodna organizacija Reporteri bez granica, rezoluciji "O eskalaciji napada, zarobljavanju medija i nazadovanju medijskih sloboda u Srbiji" usvojenoj na Svetskom kongresu Međunarodne federacije novinara (IFJ) i u "Izveštaju o radu Stalne radne grupe za bezbednost novinara za 2025. godinu". Kada je reč o državnim institucijama koje se bave ljudskim pravima u Srbiji, nezadovoljstvo zatečenim stanjem konstatovao je Komesar Saveta Evrope za ljudska prava Majkl O'Flaerti. Deset međunarodnih novinarskih organizacija za zaštitu medija i slobodu štampe uputile su pisma ministrima za evropska pitanja širom Evrope kako bi ih informisale o zaključcima do kojih su došle tokom posete Beogradu i na osnovu podataka u koje su imale uvid a tiču se broja fizičkih, pravnih i onlajn napada na novinare. Asocijacija nezavisnih elektronskih medija organizovala je razgovor na temu ugrožavanja bezbednosti medijskih radnika sredstvima digitalnog nadzora, naročito instaliranjem špijunskog softvera.
Krajem maja potvrđena je vest da je postignut sporazum o prodaji kompanije Adria News S.à r.l., koja upravlja regionalnom medijskom mrežom Adria News Network (ANN), međunarodnoj investicionoj grupi Alpac Capital. Društvo za novinsko-izdavačku delatnost NIN d.o.o. saopštilo je da vlasništvo nad svojim celokupnim izdavačkim portfoliom i pravima nad brendom NIN prenelo na kompaniju Politika novine i magazini d.o.o. Ana Mihajlovski Grubin, dotadašnja glavna urednica i vlasnica portala Naš portal, saopštila je da se povlači sa svih funkcija u tom mediju jer, kako je rekla, ne može da garantuje uređivačku autonomiju, profesionalne standarde i uslove za nezavisan rad redakcije.
Javnost se zgrozila i najoštrije osudila sramnu poruku koju je na društvenoj mreži X objavio član Upravnog odbora Radio-televizije Srbije Predrag Azdejković povodom smrti čuvenog karikaturiste Predraga Koraksića Koraksa. Glavni i odgovorni urednik Informer TV Dragan J. Vučićević uvredljivim izjavama „pojašnjavao” je razloge zbog kojih je železnički saobraćaj u Srbiji bio zatvoren za vreme velikog građanskog protesta na Slaviji. Ministar informisanja i telekomunikacija Boris Bratina njegovo "pravo" na vređanje nazvao je pravom na medijski pluralizam.
Novinarku portala Zoomer, saopštili su iz redakcije, nakon okončanja protesta na Slaviji štitom je odgurnuo pripadnik policije. Redakciji portala Mašina, putem Instagrama, upućena je pretnja smrću. Pretnju atakom na život, putem Facebooka, primio je i novinar Srđan Nonić. Udruženje novinara Srbije reagovalo je na napad na urednika portala "Volim Zrenjanin" Aleksandra Blanušu. Novinarki TV N1 Tatjani Aleksić uživo u programu neprimereno se obraćala v.d. prodekana Medicinskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu prof. dr Valentina Arsić Arsenijević. Komisija za žalbe Saveta za štampu donela je jednoglasnu odluku da su mediji: Večernje novosti, Alo, 24sedam i Užice Oglasna tabla, tekstovima u kojima se referiše na novinara Verana Matića i članice ANEM-a, prekršili Kodeks novinara i novinarki Srbije. Praksa zabrane novinarskog izveštavanja nastavila se i tokom maja.
Više javno tužilaštvo u Zaječaru odbilo je prigovor protiv rešenja kojim je odbačena krivična prijava Miljka Stojanovića podneta zbog napada koji je doživeo od strane policijskih službenika. Prvo osnovno javno tužilaštvo u Beogradu podiglo je optužni akt zbog napada na novinarku TV Insajder Natašu Mijušković. Drugi osnovni sud u Beogradu doneo je prvostepenu presudu u sporu vođenom protiv Slavko Ćuruvija fondacije po tužbama bivših pripadnika Resora državne bezbednosti: Miroslava Kuraka, Ratka Romića i Milana Radonjića. Tom presudom Fondacija je obavezna da isplati ukupan iznos od 1.035.000 dinara.
Asocijacija nezavisnih elektronskih medija organizovala je dvodnevnu diskusiju o projektnom sufinansiranju medija i objavila analizu procesa projektnog sufinansiranja koja je pokazala meru njegove obesmišljenosti. Istom zaključku vode i podaci objavljeni u dnevnom listu Danas i analiza portala Cenzolovka.
O svemu navedenom čitalac se može obavestiti u Monitoringu medijske scene u Srbiji za mesec maj 2026. godine.
Ova publikacija objavljena je uz finansijsku pomoć Evropske unije. Za njenu sadržinu isključivo je odgovorna Asocijacija nezavisnih elektronskih medija i ta sadržina nužno ne izražava zvanične stavove Evropske unije.
Tekst ovog Monitoring izveštaja uradio je stručni monitoring tim iz advokatske kancelarije „Savović", u saradnji sa ANEM-om.
MEDIA SCENE OF SERBIA IN MAY 2026
ANEM monitoring report for May 2026 on freedom of expression, old and new regulations and analysis of SLAPP lawsuits
The drastic deterioration when it comes to the freedom of the media and media workers was recorded in the "World Media Freedom Index for 2026" prepared by the international organization Reporters Without Borders, with the resolution "On the escalation of attacks, capture of the media and the decline of media freedom in Serbia" adopted at the World Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and in the "Report on the work of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists for 2025". When it comes to state institutions that deal with human rights in Serbia, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, expressed dissatisfaction with the current situation. Ten international journalistic organizations for media protection and freedom of the press sent letters to ministers of European affairs throughout Europe to inform them of the conclusions they reached during their visit to Belgrade and based on the data they had access to regarding the number of physical, legal and online attacks on journalists. Association of independent electronic media organized a discussion on the topic of threats to media security workers by means of digital surveillance, especially by installing spyware.
At the end of May, news was confirmed that an agreement had been reached on the sale of Adria News S.à r.l., which manages the regional media network Adria News Network (ANN), to the international investment group Alpac Capital. Company for newspaper and publishing activity NIN d.o.o. announced that it transferred the ownership of its entire publishing portfolio and rights to the NIN brand to the company Politika novine i magazini d.o.o. Ana Mihajlovski Grubin, former editor-in-chief and owner of the Naš portal (Our portal), announced that she is stepping down from all positions in that media because, as she said, she cannot guarantee editorial autonomy, professional standards and conditions for independent editorial work.
The public was horrified and strongly condemned the shameful message published on the social network X by the member of the Board of Directors of Radio and Television of Serbia, Predrag Azdejković, on the occasion of the death of the famous cartoonist Predrag Koraksić Koraks. The editor-in-chief of Informer TV, Dragan J. Vučićević, used offensive statements to "clarify" the reasons why railway traffic in Serbia was closed during the large civil protest at Slavija square in Belgrade. Minister of Information and Telecommunications Boris Bratina called his "right" to insult - the right to media pluralism.
The journalist of the Zoomer portal was pushed away by a member of the police with a shield after the end of the protest in Slavija, the editorial office said. A death threat was sent to the editors of the Mašina portal via Instagram. Journalist Srđan Nonić also received a threat of an attack on his life via Facebook. The Association of Serbian Journalists reacted to the attack on the editor of the "Volim Zrenjanin" portal Aleksandar Blanuša. The Acting Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade Prof. Dr. Valentina Arsić Arsenijević inappropriately addressed live in the program TV N1 journalist Tatjana Aleksić . The Complaints Commission of the Press Council made a unanimous decision that the media Večernje Novosti, Alo, 24sedam and Užice Oglasna tabla, with texts referring to journalist Veran Matić and members of ANEM, violated the Code of Journalists of Serbia. The practice of banning journalistic reporting continued during May.
The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Zaječar rejected the objection against the decision rejecting the criminal complaint filed by Miljko Stojanović for the attack he suffered by police officers. The first basic public prosecution in Belgrade filed an indictment for the attack on TV Insider journalist Nataša Mijušković. The Second Basic Court in Belgrade passed a first-instance verdict in the case against the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation following lawsuits filed by former members of the State Security Department Miroslav Kurak, Ratko Romić and Milan Radonjić. With that judgment, the Foundation is obliged to pay the total amount of RSD 1,035,000.
The Association of Independent Electronic Media organized a two-day discussion on media project co-financing and published an analysis of the project co-financing process that showed the extent of its senselessness. The data published in the daily newspaper Danas and the analysis of the portal Cenzolovka lead to the same conclusion.
The reader can be informed about all of the above in the Monitoring of the media scene in Serbia for the month of May 2026.
This publication was published with the financial support of the European Union. The Association of Independent Electronic Media is solely responsible for its content, and that content does not necessarily express the official views of the European Union.
Text of this Monitoring Report was prepared by expert monitoring team from the law office "Savović" in cooperation with ANEM.