The Belgrade-based "Politika", sometimes a respected newspaper in its history, is now publishing unsigned and unofficial "information" that scabies is spreading at faculties in Serbia because they are under blockade. They did not respond to "Vremena"'s query
Let's call it "news" because it is news, at least in form. Admittedly, it neither answers the famous five journalistic questions nor is it true, but the news is not taken lightly.
On Wednesday (March 26), "Politika", the oldest daily newspaper in the Balkans, published an unsigned three-sentence news item on its portal that ostensibly scabies appeared in colleges and secondary schools during the blockade - due to poor hygiene.
"As everyone, except supporters of the blockades, and even the staff who take care of hygiene, was forbidden to enter because of the blockades, scabies appeared. Due to poor hygienic conditions, scabies also appeared in several Belgrade high schools," it says.
The information was conveyed more quickly by "Kurir", "Informer" and the rest of the sometimes reputable "Politics" company.
And the Romanian visitors?
Where does the information about scabies come from? Who is the author of the news and why is it unsigned? "Vremena" did not respond to such a query from "Politics" until now, and probably won't from now on either.
We sent the inquiry to the editors of the newspaper and desk and to the editor of the online editorial office, which published the news, Dejan Novaković, who moved to "Politik" from the eminent tabloid "Alo".
Since there is no answer, and otherwise not a single student or high school student from dozens of blocked colleges and gymnasiums to complain about scabies, the only thing left is the assumption that the "news" serves to continue scaring the people with protests.
"Informer" had warned about Romanian gangs that would rob apartments while people were protesting on March 15, President Aleksandar Vučić and his entourage had been announcing blood for days, so they suspended all public transport for that day.
In the propaganda machine, someone has to invent scabies as well. It's all on merit.
"Politica", while it was state-owned, liked to publish the infamous "echoes and reactions" in the 1990s. And today, when it is owned by a "businessman" who also owns the building where the newsroom is located - they like scabies.
Newspaper grippers
However, an unexpected confirmation of "Politica's" findings came from students of the Novi Sad Faculty of Technical Sciences in the blockade.
They informed the editorial office of "Politika" through social networks that "according to unofficial information, students with scabies formed a working group of scabies newspaper pickers. They picked up everything political at the kiosks, so don't buy them so you don't get infected".
As "Vreme" exclusively finds out, that news is also suspicious. Not a single reader of "Politika" has yet contacted our editorial office with scabies. The consequences are only mental for now.
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