Informer (newspaper)
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Informer is a Serbian tabloid newspaper based in Belgrade. It is known for its political bias in favor of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and its sensationalist stories.[7][8][9] The newspaper has been accused of spreading disinformation[10] and sensationalism.[11][12]
As of 2016, it claims without documentation to be the highest-circulation daily in Serbia, alleging over 100,000 copies distributed daily. The newspaper addresses politics, regional and world news, popular culture, health, and sports.
It practices yellow journalism. It is notorious[13][14] for publishing false information,[11][12][15] as well as for insulting and discrediting President Aleksandar Vučić's political opponents.[2] It publishes articles with chauvinist and sexist biases.[16][17][18][19]
Controversies
In 2015, Informer manufactured an international scandal by publishing screenshots of a
In 2019, EU vs Disinformation reported that Informer was one of the foremost Serbian sources of false narratives and
In late September 2022, Informer published an interview with a serial rapist Igor Milošević, who had just been released after having served 15 years in prison.[27] Milošević sent messages to women of Serbia which were widely seen as controversial and that led to citizens' protests, during which Informer's editor-in-chief Dragan J. Vučićević was physically attacked.[28]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Objavljen prvi broj dnevnika – 'Informer'". informer.rs. MONDO. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ a b Komunikacije, Neomedia. "Razgovor s vlasnikom Informera, najzloćudnijeg tabloida Balkana: Vučićeviću, jeste li vi budala? / Novi list". novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ISSN 2466-541X.
- ISSN 2466-541X.
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- ^ "Slobodan Antonić: Vučić kao politički Don Žuan, ili kako istovremeno obezbediti podršku i Informera i E-novina". Nova srpska politička misao (in Serbian). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Belgrade court fines editor of pro-government tabloid". N1 (in Serbian). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Spaic, Igor. "Serbia: Government-Friendly Tabloid Continues Attacking Independent Media". www.occrp.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "BIRN Editor Wins Case Against Serbian Pro-Govt Tabloid". Balkan Insight. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ISSN 2466-5452.
- ^ a b "U.S. ambassador dubs pro-regime tabloid Informer scum – Slavko Ćuruvija fondacija". Slavko Ćuruvija fondacija. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ a b "IZ BEOGRADA PERO ZLATAR Kako je naša predsjednica postala Diamond Fox u srpskom Informeru". jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Serbia Tabloid Targets BIRN, Other Media, as 'Mercenaries'". Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Vlasnik najtiražnijih novina u Srbiji: Svi smo mi Šešelj" (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ ""Informer" mora da plati 150.000 dinara uredniku KRIK-a". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "GOVOR MRŽNJE: "Šiptarske svinjarije" u obradi "Informera"". portalanalitika.me (in Bosnian). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Ko s Informerom tikve sadi". Dnevni list Danas (in Serbian). 17 November 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "e-novine.com – Proterajte Sonju Biserko iz Srbije". e-novine.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "NUNS: Šovinističko denunciranje Dinka Gruhonjića | Cenzolovka". Cenzolovka (in Serbian). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Vučićević: "Na naslovnici "Informera" nije Kolinda Grabar Kitarović". Avaz.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Montenegro, Cafe Del (18 January 2015). "Jasavić: Zaustaviti iživljavanje Informera nad ženama". Crna Gora (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "700 False News Stories In Serbian Tabloids In 2018". EU vs DISINFORMATION. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "700 false news stories in Serbian tabloids in 2018". Stop Fake. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Više od 700 laži na naslovnim stranama tri tabloida u 2018. godini". Crime and Corruption Reporting Network. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ a b Bush, Daniel (2 April 2020). ""Fighting Like a Lion for Serbia": An Analysis of Government-Linked Influence Operations in Serbia" (PDF). Stanford University.
- ^ "Joseph: Vučićeva šarada navodnog balansa između Istoka i Zapada". balkans.aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Srbija, Euronews (28 September 2022). "Protest zbog objavljivanja intervjua sa silovateljem: Glavni urednik "Informera" objavio da je napadnut". Euronews.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Jedna od demonstrantkinja na protestu ispred Informera šutnula Vučićevića". N1 (in Serbian). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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