Veran Matic of Radio Free B92 &
Kevin Klose of National Public Radio

Independent media in Serbia are subject to increasing pressure from the state. Several independent media outlets have been forcibly closed in recent months. Issues the speakers addressed included:

• What is the status of the independent media in Serbia?
  
• Can international pressure change the policies of oppression?
  
• What are independent media outlets doing in order to continue to publish or broadcast?

Speakers

• Veran Matic
  Director of the Independent Electronic Media Organization (ANEM)in Serbia and Director of Radio FreeB92.
  
  
• Stojan Cerovic
  Columnist for Vreme,an independent news magazine in Belgrade and
  Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
  
  
• Kevin Klose
  President & CEO, National Public Radio

The presentation was followed by questions from the audience and the Internet.

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