Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 15:16:03 -0500 (EST) From: "Bryan A. Alexander" <bnalexan-AT-umich.edu> Subject: State of the Freedom of the Press in Serbia (fwd) fyi- Bryan Alexander Department of English email: bnalexan-AT-umich.edu University of Michigan phone: (313) 764-0418 Ann Arbor, MI USA 48103 fax: (313) 763-3128 http://www.umich.edu/~bnalexan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 16 Feb 1996 23:23:07 From: Ivo Skoric <iskoric-AT-igc.apc.org> To: Recipients of zamir-chat-l <zamir-chat-l-AT-igc.apc.org> Subject: State of the Freedom of the Press in Serbia From: "Ivo Skoric" <iskoric-AT-igc.apc.org> Subject: State of the Freedom of the Press in Serbia ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Subject: Serbs Take Over TV Station Organization: Copyright 1996 by The Associated Press Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 18:10:50 PST Priority: regular BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- The Serbian government took over the country's first independent television station Thursday, annulling its privatization and dealing the most serious blow yet to freedom of the press. Police entered Studio B TV to switch off its broadcast antenna, interrupting an address to viewers by Milorad Roganovic, the station's chief editor. ``Only stupid authorities like these can deprivatize something that existed successfully for six years as a private company,'' said Roganovic, who was ousted. ``Who is now going to invest in Serbia when there's obviously complete uncertainty for private companies?'' he asked. The government launched a similar takeover in 1994, when journalists from the independent daily newspaper Borba were forced out of the company. Those journalists founded a separate daily, called Nasa Borba, but circulation has remained low due to high paper prices and distribution difficulties. Studio B was founded in 1972 as a state-run radio station with a liberal streak. It was allowed to privatize in 1990 by the ruling Socialists as a wave of democratic changes swept through eastern Europe. Still, Studio B journalists were under constant pressure because of critical reports on the nationalist regime headed by Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. Despite his involvement in the Bosnian peace accord, Milosevic has remained an autocrat at home and continues to hold a firm grip on the economy, media and Parliament. Several other independent television stations remain in Serbia, but most carry just entertainment programs. Studio B returned to the air later Thursday, broadcasting music videos. -- This is the NEW RELEASE of the ClariNet e.News! If you notice any problems with the new edition, please mail us at editor-AT-clari.net and let us know. Thanks! More information can be found on our web site at http://www.clari.net/ or in clari.net.announce. Ivo Skoric **************************** iskoric-AT-igc.apc.org 212.369.9197 -AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT--AT- 1773 Lexington Ave, NYC NY 10029, USA http://www.wideopen.igc.org/balkans/ --- from list marxism-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- ------------------
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