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1. SEEMO Upcoming Events
2. SEEMO Reaction Bulgaria
3. SEEMO Reaction Romania
1. SEEMO PRESS RELEASE: Upcoming SEEMO Events and Publications
Vienna, 29 September 2008
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of
editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an
affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), would like to announce
the following upcoming SEEMO events and publications.
The II South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF) in Sofia, Bulgaria
The topic of the II SEEMF is "Media and Democracy in South East Europe:
Professional Standards and Education of Journalists." The II SEEMF will be held
in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 5-6 November 2008. This annual event is organised by
the WAZ Medien Gruppe, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), and SEEMO. The local
partners of this year's SEEMF are the Newspaper Group Bulgaria and the Media
Development Centre, Sofia. Over 150 participants are expected, including
editors-in-chief, media executives, and representatives from media education
centres and university schools of media and communication in South East and
Central Europe.
Presentation of the VI Dr. Erhard Busek - SEEMO Media Award for Better
Understanding in South East Europe
The VI Dr. Erhard Busek - SEEMO Media Award will be presented in Vienna on 16
November 2008 by Dr. Erhard Busek, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria,
Coordinator of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI), Chairman
of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) and President
of the European Forum Alpbach, and by Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General.
SEEMO Conference: Public Services in South East and Central Europe
The SEEMO Conference on Public Services will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia,
from 9-11 December 2008. SEEMO is organising the conference in cooperation with
Radio-Television (RTV) Slovenia and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC)
- Austrian Development Agency (ADA). The directors of public services,
representatives of regulatory agencies and media experts from South East Europe
are expected to participate. This is the third conference organised this year
by SEEMO and ADC-ADA. Two successful conferences were already held in Belgrade
in June 2008: the conference on "Media, Marketing and Business" and the
conference on "Private News Agencies in South East Europe".
Presentation of the VI SEEMO Human Rights Award for Media Professionals in
South East Europe
The VI SEEMO Human Rights Award for Media Professionals in SEE will be bestowed
upon a media professional from South East Europe on 10 December 2008. The SEEMO
Human Rights Award is presented annually on the occasion of International Human
Rights Day.
Upcoming SEEMO Publications
In the coming weeks, a new edition of the media magazine De Scripto will be
published by SEEMO. In addition, SEEMO will soon publish the "SEEMO
Investigative Reporting Handbook", a book on "Media and PR" and a book on
"Media, Marketing and Business in South East Europe". Furthermore, publications
on "Public Broadcasting in South East Europe" and "Women, Men and Media" are in
planning.
Finally, SEEMO would like to announce the publication in two volumes of the
2008 edition of the "South East and Central Europe Media Handbook" ("SEEMO
Media Handbook") in October 2008. The Media Handbook includes media reports and
contact details of selected radio and TV stations, newspapers, magazines, media
organisations, media schools, journalists' organisations, and internet service
providers and other new media from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Romania,
Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and
Bulgaria. SEEMO publishes this book annually in cooperation with its partners,
the Central European Initiative (CEI), the Austrian Federal Ministry for
European and International Affairs, and the ERSTE Foundation.
SEEMO General Information
The current SEEMO staff members in Vienna are: Krasimira Plachetzky, SEEMO
assistant; Sara di Pede, SEEMO assistant; Sladjana Matejevic, SEEMO conference
and financial coordinator; Elva Hardarson, press freedom and fundraising
coordinator and Selma Koric, coordinator De Scripto magazine.
The SEEMO Board members are: Radomir Licina (senior editor Danas daily,
Belgrade), Agron Bajrami (editor-in-chief Koha Ditore daily, Pristina), Boris
Bergant (deputy director RTV Slovenia, Ljubljana and EBU vice-president), Pavol
Mudry (founder and board member, SITA news agency, Bratislava), Marta Palics
(editor, RTV Novi Sad, Novi Sad), Jorgos Papadakis (journalist, Athens) and
Zrinka Vrabec Mojzes (editor, Radio 101, Zagreb).
The SEEMO Coordinators are: Albania - Frrok Cupi (director, Agon newspaper,
Tirana), Bulgaria - Ognian Zlatev (director, Media Development Center, Sofia),
Bosnia Herzegovina - Samra Luckin (director, BORAM, Sarajevo), Croatia - Ante
Gavranovic (former president of the Croatian Journalists Association (HND),
Zagreb and of Croatian Publishers Association, Zagreb), Greece - Jorgos
Papadakis, Moldova - Alina Radu (director, Ziarul de Garda newspaper,
Chisinau), Romania - Marina Constantinoiu (editor-in-chief, Jurnalul National,
Bucharest), Serbia - Veran Matic (editor-in-chief, Radio TV B92, Belgrade),
Montenegro - Zeljko Ivanovic (director, Vijesti daily, Podgorica), Kosovo -
Haqif Mulliqi (RTV Kosovo, Pristina), Ukraine - Aleksey Soldatenko (Programmes
Director, International Institute for Regional Media and Information, Kharkiv).
The SEEMO Ethical Committee includes: Danko Plevnik (commentator, Slobodna
Dalmacija daily,Split - Karlovac).
The SEEMO Advisers are: Hari Stajner (former director Media Center, Belgrade),
Boro Kontic (director, Media Centar, Sarajevo), Donika Shahini (OSCE Media
Department, Pristina) and Mitja Mersol (former editor-in-chief, Delo daily,
Ljubljana).
2. SEEMO PRESS RELEASE: BULGARIA
IPI/SEEMO Condemns Brutal Attack on Bulgarian Editor
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of
editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an
affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns the recent
violent attack on Ognyan Stefanov, editor-in-chief of the on-line news site,
Frognews, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
According to information before SEEMO, Ognyan Stefanov was beaten unconscious
by several men in masks with hammers and rods as he was on his way out of the
restaurant "Kiparisite" on the evening of Monday, 22 September 2008.
Ognyan Stefanov was taken to the Military Medical Academy in Sofia with serious
head injuries and broken limbs. According to information from the Bulgarian
News Agency, BGNES, the director of the Military Medical Academy, Stojan Tonev,
said Ognyan Stefanov underwent a crucial operation on 23 September 2008.
Commenting on the incident, SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic said that
"heinous attacks on media representatives such as this one against Ognyan
Stefanov must become a thing of the past in a democratic society." Furthermore,
he called on the authorities to "initiate an immediate and thorough police
investigation to bring to justice those responsible for this crime."
3. SEEMO PRESS RELEASE: ROMANIA
IPI/SEEMO Condemns Violent Attacks on Sports Journalists in Romania
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of
editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an
affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns the recent
violent attacks on sports journalists in Romania.
According to information before SEEMO, sports editor Ionel Lutan, working for
the newspaper Monitorul de Prahova, was physically and verbally attacked by
Stefan Chitu, president of the football club CSM FC Ploiesti and a member of
the executive board of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF), on 2 August
2008.
Journalists were again attacked on 6 September 2008, the day of the World Cup
qualifying game between Romania and Lithuania in Cluj, Romania. Players of the
Romanian national team threw stones at several media representatives and
verbally abused them. The incident happened after the FRF allegedly incited
football players to act aggressively against the media.
SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic stated that in the last few years
"sports journalists have frequently been victims of violent attacks in South
East Europe. The recent attacks in Romania are a worrying reminder that this
problem needs to be addressed urgently, so that media representatives are able
to report on sports events in a peaceful and non-violent environment."
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