Extreme job cuts at Serbian regional broadcaster: “The citizen’s majority is disengaged”
by Jane WhyattSenior editors have been replaced at Serbia’s public service broadcaster in the region of Vojvodina, RTV. The move prompted demonstrations in Novi Sad, the regional capital, as the dismissals are believed to be politically motivated.
ECPMF interviewed Vesna Marjanovic, a Democratic Party Member of the Serbian National Assembly, about the RTV case.
What makes you think there is a political motive behind the staff changes at RTV?
Vesna Marjanovic (Photo: private)
Marjanovic: Even before the election in April, the Vojvodina channel was removed from the main transmitters for Serbia so that the scope of their broadcasts was…
