She has worked as an editor and journalist for several media outlets in Bosnia and Herzegovina including daily newspaper Dnevni Avaz, TV Sarajevo and Alfa TV, researching and reporting on politics, the economy, crime, culture and other issues.
Prior to joining BIRN, Brkanic worked as communications officer for the Media Intelligence Agency (MIA), becoming a PR specialist with in-depth knowledge of the media scene in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region.
She graduated in journalism at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo.