BIRN Hub People

Based in Belgrade, Serbia, Aleksandra is responsible for managing the social media accounts of BIRN, Balkan Insight, Balkan Transitional Justice Initiative (BTJ), Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence (BFJE), and BIRN Summer School of Investigative Reporting.

Based in Belgrade, Alexis is responsible for the oversight the network’s social media accounts and assists in video production.

Anja Vladisavljevic joined Balkan Insight’s team in May 2018 and she is a journalist and correspondent at for the website.

Azra is a financial assistant in BIRN’s Hub office Sarajevo.

Blerta is a correspondent for Balkan Insight from Kosovo. She covers politics, economy and culture, and has a special focus on Transitional Justice and reporting about the turbulent past of Kosovo in 1998-99.

Based in Warsaw, Claudia is reporting on political and social developments in Poland. Originally from Romania, she’s been based in Warsaw since 2012.

Die has been a Pristina-based Kosovo correspondent for BIRN’s regional publication Balkan Insight since 2016.

Dunja joined BIRN Hub in September 2018. Based in Sarajevo, she works as an Administrative and Finance Assistant.

Dusica Stilic, based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is an experienced manager and trainer with knowledge and skills in business management, project cycle, human resources and public relations. She is one of the first regional employees of BIRN, joining the Network in 2006.

Dusica has been the Montenegrin correspondent based in Podgorica for BIRN’s regional publication Balkan Insight since 2013 and has been Balkan Insight Managing Editor since September 2018.

Based in Budapest, Edit is reporting about Hungary for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.

Emma joined BIRN in 2015, coming on board as Social Media Editor.

Founder of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) and Regional Network Director until May 2018.

Based in Sarajevo’s BIRN Hub office, Hatidza manages media projects and oversees implementation activities, as well as the process of developing rulebooks, guidelines and modification of existing provisions. She also acts as a liaison for the Network in terms of capacity building.

Based in Belgrade, Ivana is an editor at Balkan Insight in charge of coordinating and working on investigative stories.