Based in Belgrade, Milica Stojanović works on stories related to transitional justice in Serbia. Before joining BIRN, Milica worked, for five years, at the Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia (CINS), where she covered topics such as the judiciary, energy and public spending. She holds seven domestic and international awards in total, alone or as a member of the CINS team, for her stories about the judiciary, corruption, or the environment.

The talk will consist of three main topics: media coverage of war crime trials, how many of them are currently ongoing and which are covered by Serbian mainstream media, and how; media coverage on memorialisation of the most notorious war crimes, what and how exactly they are covered in Serbian media; and general media coverage of the 1990s wars. Upon first glance at the amount of content related to the 1990s wars, the Serbian media does not look silent or ignorant when it comes to dealing with the past. Upon the second, however, a clear intention can be seen to stay silent about the crimes committed and the state institutions involved. At the same time, the “victim narrative” is maintained, not backed up by genuine care about the victims but considering only the potential for use in daily politics.

Moderation: Klaus Buchenau

Journalist Talks im Rahmen des Projektes seeFField der Universität Regensburg in Zusammenarbeit mit der Volkshochschule.

Mehr Informationen unter https://www.vhs-regensburg.de/versteckte-seiten/kurssuche/kurs/Media+and+the+Past+War+Crimes+in+Contemporary+Serbian+Media/nr/H13701/bereich/details/