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CHALLENGING THE DOMINANCE OF MEN IN SPORTS JOURNALISM. Qëndresa Krelani found herself at the center of heated public debate back in 2021. A sports journalist with two decades of experience, Krelani was part of a panel on Sporti Total, a KTV sports show alongside Llapi Football Club’s coach Tahir Batatina, Drenica Football Club’s former coach …
TROLL OF THE MONTH: Glorification of war criminals
The Balkan Troll of the Month is an individual, a group of individuals or a media outlet that spreads hate based on gender, ethnicity, religion, or other diversity categories. The Balkan Troll is selected based on hate speech incidents identified across the Western Balkans region. July 11th marks the Srebrenica Memorial Day. Ruled as genocide …
Press Council accepted our complaints!
The fight for a better media environment is long and difficult, but small wins along the way keep us motivated. After two mass shootings befell Serbia in just a few days in May, Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans warned of the harmful effects of unprofessional and sensationalist media coverage. A few hours after the shooting …
Monthly Monitoring Highlights – homophobia and other hateful narratives
Throughout the month of June, the RDN monitoring team has detected a range of hateful narratives and discourse. This month, we have seen hatred against LGBTQ+ individuals alongside religious, ethnic and gender discrimination, but also attacks on journalists and media due to ethnic intolerance. Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia This month, …
TROLL OF THE MONTH: Magazine Stav
The Balkan Troll of the Month is an individual, group of individuals, or a media outlet that spread hate based on gender, ethnicity, religion, or other diversity categories. The Balkan Troll is selected based on hate speech incidents identified across the Western Balkans region. The month of June is typically dedicated to LGBTQ+ Pride Month …
GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA FAILURES IN REPORTING MASS SHOOTINGS IN SERBIA
Why did the media and officials get it so wrong when it came to reporting the mass shooting that occurred on May 3rd at the “Vladislav Ribnikar” Elementary School in Belgrade and have they learned any lessons? The media debacle started a few hours after a student shot and killed nine of his classmates and …
MEDIA DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AROUND PRIDE PARADES
Why is the fight for human rights a trigger for hate speech in the Western Balkans? KOSOVO The patriarchal society in Kosovo does not accept the LGBTQ+ community, considering them as sick individuals, mentally ill, destroyers of families and humanity, and deeming them unfit to be part of Kosovar society. Comments reflecting these views can …
Nedopustivo objavljivanje medicinskih podataka povređenih u masovnim pucnjavama: apel organizacija civilnog društva
Ministarka zdravlja Danica Grujičić u nedavnoj izjavi za medije iznela je poverljive lične podatke o zdravstvenom stanju povređenih u masovnim pucnjavama koje su se dogodile početkom prethodnog meseca u Beogradu i Mladenovcu. Između ostalog, Grujičić je u javnost iznela detalje o trenutnom zdravstvenom stanju povređenog deteta u pucnjavi u OŠ “Vladislav Ribnikar” kao i svoja …
COUNTERING HOMOPHOBIA IN THE MEDIA
KOSOVAR MEDIA OUTLETS ARE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. The Kosovar public, especially lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals were shocked by the news of the death of Anna Kolukaj, a transgender woman, who ended her life on July 22, 2022. The sudden death of Anna, who was an activist and drag performer, was …