diaryUnder the progressives, this provincial daily newspaper in the Serbian language became a tool for "manipulation and primitive propaganda" of the government, several non-governmental organizations from Vojvodina claim.
Several non-governmental organizations from Vojvodina yesterday accused the Novi Sad newspaper "Dnevnik" that in the past decade it had again become "synonymous with lies, manipulation and primitive propaganda". They stated that the editorial policy of these daily newspapers in the Serbian language in the province went back to the 1990s. At that time, this newspaper was part of Milosevic's gruesome war propaganda and that directed towards "internal enemies". The organizations say that the "systematic devastation" of this media house has been going on since the progressives came to power.
In the statement, the organization reminds that "Dnevnik" was created during the Second World War and that it had "an important role in the anti-fascist struggle". In the beginning, it was called "Free Vojvodina". Later, during the SFRY, it was a media-cultural empire, and today it became "a low-circulation synonym for lies, manipulation and primitive propaganda of the progressive government".
Glorious days
Let us recall that one of the founders of "Free Vojvodina" was Svetozar Toza Marković, that it was printed and distributed illegally and was indeed a symbol of freedom. On the tenth anniversary of "Free Vojvodina", the newspaper changed its name.
During the SFRY, the media house "Dnevnik" was indeed a media and cultural empire. It published many magazines that were gladly read throughout the former country, and at that time Novi Sad, thanks above all to "Dnevnik", was also the center of the Yugoslav comics industry. It was a profitable business that supported many families.
And now she is standing in front of the door of politicians and businessmen of the regime, so that she can be given a few dinars. In turn, "Dnevnik" does what it is told. Of course, many print media fell into crisis during the transition and in the context of the technological revolution, but "Dnevnik" turned into a newspaper caricature. And he squandered huge sums of money from the former German investor and owner of WAZ, who fled Serbia headfirst, and from various state and parastatal funds.
Professional downfall
In the press release, the non-governmental organization claims that there are countless proofs of the professional downfall of this paper, but they highlight the "latest achievement" of the "Dnevnik" editors and journalists.
"While this paper devoted even two pages to the failed rally of Aleksandar Vučić in Pancevo on Friday, it completely ignored the simultaneous magnificent protest against violence in Belgrade, even though it was important news in many world media," the statement said.
For years, the opposition in "Dnevnik" could only appear in a negative or constructive-coalition context, as in the case of the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina.
In the statement, the long-time director of "Dnevnik" Dušan Vlaović and his editors are told that the citizens "will not forgive and forget" them for bringing this newspaper to "complete professional decline".
"Non-governmental organizations from Vojvodina tell you that you will be remembered in the history of Vojvodina as people who terribly humiliated citizens and their profession, being unscrupulous servants of the worst human and political scum gathered in the Serbian Progressive Party," the statement reads.
The statement was signed by the Vojvodina Cultural Club "Vasa Stajić", the Anti-Fascist Association of Vojvodina, the Vojvodina Political Science Association, the Center for Intercultural Communication, the Green Network of Vojvodina and the Pančevo Civic Action.
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