Constructive journalism: Between bad and good news

The conference “Solutions and Innovations in Media” organized by Mediacentar Sarajevo and Citizens Association “Why not/Zašto ne” and supported by the embassies of the Netherlands in the Western Balkans region, was finalized with the master class on constructive criticism by Petra Kovačević, a freelance broadcast journalist and producer based in Zagreb, Croatia, who shared the […]

Kalinić: Ecological journalism isn’t always thinking about bad things

“We have to think globally, but start locally” – is one of the sentences that would perfectly describe  “Ecological journalism”, one of the two last master classes of the last day of the conference “Solutions and Innovations in the Media” held on 20th of May in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Author: Suada Qorraj / Photo: […]

The second day of “Solutions and Innovations in Media”

Dozens of journalists and media organizations attended the second day of the regional conference “Solutions and Innovations in Media”, organized by Mediacentar Sarajevo and NGO “Why not”. This conference, which includes media from Western Balkan countries, aimed to strengthen and foster stronger links between media actors within and among these neighboring countries to discuss and […]

Media outlets must know their audience

A panel discussion on “Reaching for audiences in an oversaturated media environment” was held at the International Center for Children and Youth in Sarajevo, with journalists, media workers and civil society representatives who talked about how the media and journalists reach their audiences, what is the role of technology companies and social networks and whether […]

Sanja Lazić: Crowdfunding takes a lot of time and preparation

Sanja Lazić works with media organizations and non-profit organizations in the Western Balkans and helps them with crowdfunding and community building. She was part of the Catalyst Balkans team and in charge of the first Serbian crowdfunding platform Donacije.rs. Within the last three years, she created and implemented numerous fundraising campaigns with media outlets from […]

Njuz.net editor: Media outlets should be honest with their audiences 

The third panel of the conference “Solutions and Innovations in Media”, called ‘’Reaching for audiences in an oversaturated media environment’’, was attended by Viktor Marković, one of the editors of the famous satirical website “Njuz.net” from Serbia. He spoke about journalism trends, stating that audiences’ needs are changing fast. In a short interview, Viktor shared […]

Petijević: The institutions are not protecting journalists in any way in Serbia

Snežana Petijević, a project assistant at KRIK Serbia, spoke at the panel “Protecting Journalists and Restoring Trust”, on the first day of the conference “Solution and Innovations in Media”, held on the 19th of May in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This panel aimed to gather recommendations for better protection of journalists and restoring trust in […]

Journalists in the SEE region experience the same threats and share the same fate

Transparency of media ownership and education of citizens in media literacy are some of the solutions for a better media environment in the region. Protecting journalists and restoring the public’s trust in professional journalism are steps that the Western Balkan countries need to take to improve media freedoms. This could be achieved by setting up effective […]

Security and cyber attacks: Prevention is better than cure

Everybody is a target and vulnerable in the digital world, the hackers will always find something interesting and worthy of the attack. Raising awareness of these issues should be one of the priorities in the media sector since the consequences could easily become a nightmare. Author: Filip Mirilović / Photo: Vanja Čerimagić The first day […]

The first day of “Solutions and Innovations in Media”

Around 100 journalists, media organizations, and communication and media experts from the Western Balkans and beyond joined today for the two-days conference “Solutions and Innovations in Media”. Organized by Mediacentar Sarajevo and the Citizen Association “Why Not,” this regional conference aims to strengthen and foster stronger links between media actors within and among these neighboring […]