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A high price for Serbia's master of spin 09:31am on 14 May 2008 ...

Maybe the missing 'informative' journalism in Serbia is partially compensated by the variety of editorial policies, that I don't find that much visible in the European media, as topics are different.
In some media like RTS (state-run) or Politika (50% owned by a German corp, but with stricktly Serbian editors due to contract rules) you can find information that, only together with the info from ex. B92 (that is more pro EU then the media in the EU) you can have entire picture. The same way on RTS you watch a serial on Russian natural resources, and on the B92 you watch a serial on Russian underground...
Only if one is fixated to watch or read only one media, he is definetly missguided...
For ex. in Italy, the difference between Mediaset (owned by Berlusconi with 3 channels on air and several on cable) and RAI (state-run) is much more noticable when Berlusconi is not in power... Not to mention that a Serbian Pink TV (trashy, amusing and very popular in entire Ex YU) gets most of its licences for various 'shows' from RAI (a European state-run TV that should have a distinctive programme)...

You should watch 'Insider' on B92 if you have the chance...

Cheers!
A high price for Serbia's master of spin 5:46pm on 13 May 2008 Thank you for your support, Mihailo!

This is my first BBC blog day!

All the best!
A high price for Serbia's master of spin 4:42pm on 13 May 2008 I didn't say that as my oppinion ..

Anyway, inside Former Yugoslavia, Croatia and Slovenia were more developed than Serbia before the brakedown!
All impossible-to-maintain self-governing companies with thousends of workers were in Serbia...

What would you say for the US, or Israel? US economic crisis is much more due to a wrong banking policy, than to a weapon production for bombings here and there...

It may sound strange, but for younger generations in Serbia (all those who were too young to go to military in the '90s) the story of nationalism is not a real thing. Exept for the bombing (I don't know how to describe that), they never saw any war, exept on TV, like you or everyone else in Europe.

I agree with you, but it is easier said than done.
A high price for Serbia's master of spin 3:51pm on 13 May 2008 Cao,

Well, I may have believed in the European ideal rather than the EU, or I just moved into the wrong EU member...

I agree.

You are fine!

Veliki pozdrav!
A high price for Serbia's master of spin 2:27pm on 13 May 2008 Compliments.

That's OK, but I don't see European media any better. Topics are different, but the concept remains pretty much the same.
Anyway, it is very difficult to analyse statements of Serbian politicians, when the statements of European politicians are opposed (ex. Belgian Minister of foreign affairs and Belgian Ministry of foreign affairs on SAA)... And then, what are we going to do if ex. Belgium ratifies SAA with Serbia without Kosovo, and Spain with Serbia with Kosovo?! Who is crazy?!
The other thing is that in Serbia you can't find a cosmetics article with written 'do not eat/drink' as you can find here. The same is with media. Why should I explain something to you if you are expected to know it already...
In the end, in Serbia governments don't fall because of poverty, as they have in other eastern countries - there from comes the luxury for political small-talk. People usually say: What were Romania and Bulgaria doing for all the years of sanctions to Serbia and the bombing of '99, when they are still poorer? I don't believe that people are impressed by the possibility to join the EU as much as by the fact that they could be finally treated equal and not blackmailed for visas and better working conditions...
A high price for Serbia's master of spin 12:21pm on 13 May 2008 To Garvin.

You must understand Serbian language if you know what Serbian media are saying? Or, You know what Your media says Serbian media are saying?

As a Serbian student studying in the EU for 2 years, as someone who understands several languages and someone who has worked for 4 years in NGO sector in Serbia promoting the EU, I must disagree on the question of the media in Serbia today.

And I must remind You that a lie said by Bush or Brown is far heavier than a lie from any Serbian politician.

The EU's double tongue is much more disastrous than the Serbian one!

Finally, I think that Radicals in Serbia are aware that they don't have the professional capacity to be in power in Serbia of today. They are comfortable sitting there as the opposition, complaining and taking money.
Don't worry!

Miki
A high price for Serbia's master of spin 08:48am on 13 May 2008 OK, NATO bombed Serbia against the international law; Most of the 'western' countries have recognised The Republic of Kosovo formed against the international law... Who made that law? Serbia? I don't think so!

I'm for Tadic.. but it seems that democracy is becoming 'democratic autocracy'! If it weren't sad, it would be funny, as the politicians involved worldwide...

And, as for the EU.. well, Serbia has been a generator of major precedents from the WWI to nowadays, and I like to think that it's also a matter of political prestige to have it in the club.. You know, my village in Serbia is full of field workers from the newest EU member states during the season!!!

Miki

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