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Ivana Pavlovic

Ivana joined BIRN in January 2024. Based in BIRN’s office in Belgrade, she is responsible for management, coordination and oversight of BIRN’s business operations, focusing on for-profit projects and activities implemented through BIRN Ltd, whose revenue feeds the charitable needs of BIRN Hub.

Previously, she worked at Business Info Group, publisher of the business news outlet Nova ekonomija, as deputy general manager. In recent years, she has been training students in economic journalism and companies in media relations.

She is coauthor of a guide in the Serbian language dedicated to business journalists.

Ivana spent two years at the Serbian NGO Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability, CRTA, where she held the position of journalist/editor on the factchecking portal Istinomer.

She was also web editor on Euractiv.rs co, branded partner of Brussels-based media network Euractiv.com.

She was also a journalist at the Belgrade-based business weekly magazine Ekonom:east, and journalist associate at VIP news, a newsletter in English targeted at diplomats, journalists, humanitarian workers and businesses.

She also has experience in e-learning and event management.

Ivana graduated from the Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences’ department of journalism and communicology. She was awarded an MA in Economic analysis and Politics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade. She speaks English and some French.

BIRN Publishes Western Balkans Stability Monitor

The Western Balkans Stability Monitor is a new product from BIRN Consultancy, a part of the BIRN network, offering institutions and individuals relevant information from the region.

The Stability Monitor analyses developments and trends with an eye on events that have the potential to destabilise countries, governments, societies or the fragile region itself.

As well as from providing analysis of what is going on, it also offers insights into where individual countries, societies and the region are heading, with a focus on developments that have the potential to destabilise.

BIRN’s regional team worked together with analysts to produce the first issue at the end of 2018 in order to give readers a taste of what we will be offering in 2019.

The Western Balkans Stability Monitor covers Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, and will be published on a bi-monthly basis.

Contact BIRN Consultancy at [email protected] to find out more and subscribe.

Belgrade Insight to be integrated into Balkan Insight

After a 265 issue run, Belgrade Insight, BIRN’s bi-weekly Belgrade-focused English-language newspaper, printed its last paper edition on Friday 21 December, 2018.

In its decade-long life since 2008, Belgrade Insight sought to bring quality journalism to its readers and subscribers.

Belgrade Insight covered political and economic developments in Serbia, but also told stories about people, businesses and events which shaped a unique and multi-faceted city like Belgrade.

In addition to detailed analysis and coverage of political, economic and business affairs, Belgrade Insight provided its readers with everything that expatriates, short-term visitors and local residents need to know in order to enjoy this great city.

It the past decade, it saw many changes in Serbia’s political and cultural climate: from the deep recession of early 2010s to Serbia’s candidate status in the EU, through Belgrade’s first Eurovision song contest and re-opening of city’s museums.

Although Belgrade Insight will no longer be printed, BIRN journalists and associates will continue their coverage of Belgrade and Serbia through the Balkan Insight website.

Belgrade Insight Publishes Special Pride Month Issue

The latest issue of BIRN’s newspaper Belgrade Insight, published on Friday, is the first Serbian publication to join global celebrations of LGBT Pride Month.

The edition of Belgrade’s only English-language newspaper offers a feature on  Belgrade’s LGBT history, an interview with prominent drag performer Dekadenca, a guide to the city’s LGBT-friendly spots and a comment piece on why being ‘out’ in Serbia is still a big issue for many.

Pride Month is globally celebrated each June to honour the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, which were an important milestone in the LGBT community’s struggle for equal treatment.

The latest issue of Belgrade Insight also provides an analysis of planned infrastructure and beautification projects that are set to reshape the Serbian capital, as well as a list of recommended sports bars where fans can watch the football World Cup.

Between Pressures and Praises – BIRN Network Annual Report 2017

In 2017, BIRN Network operated in an environment of declining media freedoms and unregulated media markets, where authorities and pro-governmental media outlets pressured members of the Network and its journalists; nevertheless, BIRN received national and international prizes as well as different kinds of informal praise.

An unfavourable media situation and the lack of proper cooperation with institutions—sometimes even hostile attitude towards BIRN—occasionally hinders the work of the organisation. However, through this report, we also underscore the best results of BIRN’s work, including the praise it has received.

The report shows what the organisation did to offer high quality journalistic work and to provide citizens with reliable, timely and in-depth reporting as well as BIRN’s contribution to improving media freedom and openness of public institutions. It also highlights the instances in which BIRN’s work had a strong political and social impact, showing that—despite difficulties—professional journalistic reporting can conclude in tangible results.

The whole report is available here [link].

Belgrade Insight Hosts Stand at Belgrade Book Fair

Belgrade Insight, BIRN’s English-language newspaper, made its first appearance at the Belgrade Book Fair as part of a specialist media expo.

The expo, called Media Market, was dubbed the largest regional media event, hosting some of the leading Serbian media outlets, and according to the organisers, attracting over 150,000 visitors.

During the five-day event, the Belgrade Insight stand in Hall III of the Belgrade Fair provided a unique platform for both leading and aspiring Serbian investigative journalists to share their findings and communicate their message to the largest possible audience.

The highlight of this part of the event was the debate between BIRN’s Slobodan Georgiev and Vladimir Kostic, whose investigation into a Serbian Progressive Party financing scheme and the story which resulted from it remain a focus for independent media outlets in the country.

‘Breaking the atmosphere of fear’

“I think it is a great new opportunity for us to share and keep our stories alive longer, but also to reach people that otherwise would miss them due to the closure of the mainstream media to investigative journalism topics,” said Kostic.

“It is, I believe, crucially important to take part in events such as this one or create new ones, as they are the best possible tool for breaking the atmosphere of fear and silence. At the same time, they are also a way to create preconditions for people who have been witnesses to corruption to come forward and speak with us,” he added.

Making a step forward

“We should make the step forward and communicate our message directly to the people, and I think this is the good way to do it,” Stevan Dojcinovic, head of KRIK, the Network for Research of Crime and Corruption, told BIRN while visiting the Belgrade Insight stand, and before taking part in a debate about the pressure on investigative journalism in Serbia, on the Danas newspaper stand.

As promoting investigative journalism, Belgrade Insight reached the largest possible audience by hosting prominent writers, musicians, artists and sports personalities on its stand.

Among them were TV host Zoran Kesic, writer Ivan Tokin, former national basketball team player Dejan Koturovic, and rock musician Petar Jelic.

On Saturday, the day before the event concluded, regional pop star Ida Prester held an ‘unplugged’ mini-concert on the Belgrade Insight stand.

BIRN Newspaper Makes Inaugural Appearance at Belgrade Book Fair

BIRN’s English-language newspaper Belgrade Insight has made its first appearance at the Belgrade Book Fair in the Serbian capital this week, joining the many other media outlets exhibiting as part of the event’s Media Market.

Belgrade Insight will host an array of famous faces, including local Serbian writers, artists and musicians, during its first appearance at the 3rd annual Media Expo, taking place in Hall 3 at the Belgrade Fair from October 25-29.

The opening day of the expo saw Belgrade-based artist Aleksandar Denic create a painting live at the newspaper’s exhibit, and author Ivan Tokin drop by for an interview, while the former director of the Nikola Tesla Museum, Vladimir Jelenkovic, will sit down for a chat on Thursday.

The five-day programme also includes a live discussion at 1pm on Saturday between BIRN editor Slobodan Georgiev and journalist Vladimir Kostic, whose recent investigation produced as part of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence that has raised new questions about the financing of political parties in Serbia, particularly those going to the ruling Progressive Party.

This will be followed by an acoustic performance by regional pop start Ida Prester.

On Sunday, the closing day of the fair, Belgrade Insight columnist Srdjan Garcevic will be on site to talk to visitors about the hidden side of the Serbian capital, a topic he regularly covers for the paper and on his personal blog, the Nutshell Times.

Belgrade Insight is a bi-weekly newspaper printed by BIRN featuring news, analysis and lifestyle stories about the Serbian capital.

You can also follow Belgrade Insight on Facebook and Twitter.

 

BELGRADE INSIGHT’s FULL PROGRAMME: 

WEDNESDAY, 25 October:

Artist Aleksandar Denic will make a picture on the spot, at 13:00

Writer Ivan Tokin at 15:00

THURSDAY, 26 October: No programme planned

FRIDAY, 27 October:

Interview with former Director of Nikola Tesla Museum, Vladimir Jelenkovic at 15:00

SATURDAY, 28 October:

Slobodan Georgiev and Vladimir Kostic on Party Games: Hide and Seek with Election Cash at 13:00

Ida Prester performance at 15:00

SUNDAY, 29 October:

Srdjan Garcevic: Hidden Belgrade Promotion at 17:00

Fourth Political Trends and Dynamics Briefing Published

The fourth issue of the Political Trends and Dynamics briefing, produced jointly by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South East Europe and BIRN Consultancy, has been published.

The latest briefing provides an overview of the latest political, economic, societal and security trends and news from South-East Europe during August and September, which, despite the summer holiday season, proved to be a dynamic period.

 

The publication also includes insightful commentary from selected authors, as well as an interview with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the country’s Defence Minister, Radmila Shekerinska Jankovska.

 

The Political Trends and Dynamics briefing is part of a recent partnership between Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South East Europe and BIRN Consultancy , which will form a core part of FES SOE’s bi-monthly publication ‘Political Trends and Dynamics in South East Europe’.

 

The August/September issue of the publication can be accessed here: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/sarajevo/12902/2017-08-09.pdf

BIRN Consultancy: Cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

BIRN Consultancy has begun producing a new bi-monthly political, security and socio-economic review of regional developments in cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 

As part of its new partnership with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South East Europe, BIRN Consultancy will be producing the Political Trends and Dynamics Overview which will form a core part of FES SOE’s bi-monthly publication “Political Trends and Dynamics in South East Europe”.

The publication will provide an overview of current political, security, economic and societal developments in the wider region of South-East Europe, with a particular focus on how they could contribute to conflict.

The February/March issue of the publication in its new format can be accessed here: During the first month, the new issue was downloaded more than 3,000 times.

New BIRN Consultancy website launched

The new website of BIRN Consultancy has been launched as part of the effort to continue developing the consulting arm of BIRN Ltd.

The website seeks to raise the visibility of BIRN Consultancy, as well as to make potential clients aware of the range of services offered by the new consultancy service.

BIRN Consultancy is an independent analysis, advisory and corporate investigation consultancy with a regional focus on the Balkans. Our analysts monitor and examine a wide range of political, economic, security, social and human rights developments within their countries.

This knowledge is then turned into the insights we provide to our clients. Our products range from standardised monitoring of political, economic and security events and trends in the region to more in-depth bespoke reporting tailored to a client’s specific needs.

For more information on BIRN Consultancy, please visit our website.