Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
Gordana, who founded BIRN during her tenure as Balkan Programme Manager at IWPR, will move from her current position as BIRN’s Editorial and Development Director to the position of BIRN Regional Network Director.
Her predecessor, Anna McTaggart, whose work was crucial to BIRN’s creation and sound development, becomes Regional Network Development Coordinator.
From September she will be based in Zagreb, extending our network coverage of Croatia and developing additional regional-level projects.
BIRN staff members Gordana Igric, Ana Petruseva and Jeta Xharra attended a seminar on “Sexual Violence in War” organised by the Dart Centre Europe in Brussels on June 21.
The conference attracted 30 prominent journalists who have reporting in war zones in Africa, the Balkans and the rest of the world.
The main topic of discussion was the ethics and practice of reporting on sexual violence, covering such issues as physical security, story framing and cultural sensitivities.
Participants discussed their own experience of interviewing victims of sexual violence.