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Morning Television News Show Links Serbs in Kosovo December 15, 2010 by Andrew Clayton Local language radio and TV play an important role in keeping minority communities informed and in touch with each other.	Keeping an Eye on Public Finances - Investigative Journalism in Serbia December 7, 2010 by Djordje Nikolic In Belgrade, Serbia local journalists practice their journalism skills by investigating the use of public finances in municipalities around the country.
IREX Partner Becomes Number One Local Station July 20, 2010 by Djordje Nikolic and Andrea Lemieux With IREX’s help, one TV station has aimed to fill that information gap and has succeeded by more than doubling its ratings, making it the highest rated local station in the area.	Profile of Photo Contest Winner- Aleksandar's Journalism Journey May 12, 2010 by Jason Vuong Do Aleksandar Stojkovic and his HD flip cam are attached at the hip. “(The flip cam) I got from IREX is always with me. Few days ago I was an eyewitness of some arrest which I recorded with my new cam and that record was presented on our TV,” said Aleksandar.
Aleksandar Stojkovic Wins IREX’s First Photo Contest on Facebook! April 1, 2010 by Daniel Crowder Congratulations to Aleksandar Stojkovic for his winning photo of his colleague Srdjan Ilic on an improvised anchor chair during an in-house training IREX arranged for their television station, TV 017 in Vranje (through the Serbia Media Assistance Program).	Bringing Serbian Film to Radio March 10, 2010 by Djordje Nikolic It’s not easy to broadcast a film festival over radio airwaves, but that’s just what IREX partner City Radio did for the open-air film festival in Nis, Serbia. City Radio, with the help of IREX Serbia, provided a seven-hour remote broadcast of the festival’s opening ceremony and first day, including live interviews with actors and other participants by using 3G mobile systems to broadcast the event.
Serbian Broadcasters Successfully Lobby for Lower Licensing Fees September 6, 2009 Faced with some of the region’s highest licensing fees, Serbia’s Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) recently successfully lobbied the country’s Republic Broadcasting Agency (RBA) to lower its charges based on a sliding scale. The lobbying efforts were augmented with help from IREX and USAID.	Serbian Radio Stations Embrace Online Tools July 16, 2009 Despite efforts to earn more revenue through their websites, many radio stations in Serbia face serious challenges from clients who are not enthusiastic about advertising on new media platforms. One key obstacle is the notion of advertising on a radio station’s website as a free extension of traditional radio advertising, rather than a dynamic and important way to capture more of an audience’s attention.
Helping Local Media Navigate the Global Financial Crisis May 29, 2009 The wide-ranging impacts of the financial crisis have been felt around the world. As citizens and businesses suffer, so too do the media who cover them.	Moving Beyond Conflict: Local News Reporting on Serbian-language Television in Kosovo April 28, 2008 In any tense political environment, the need for locally driven news is particularly high. Professionalism and the ability to identify and develop relevant stories can thoroughly inform populations in a way that accurately presents their often volatile communities and can serve to reduce tensions and combat calls to violence. Kosovo today demonstrates the need for this locally driven, professional reporting.