An award-winning investigation from Bosnia and Herzegovina exposes institutional failures, emotional struggles, and a journalists’ relentless pursuit of answers When the story of a missing newborn first reached the Center for Investigative Journalism (CIN) in BiH, journalists Jelena Jevtić and Mubarek Asani did not realise the emotional and institutional challenges that lay ahead. Their award-winning documentary Where is Sara exposes the disappearance of baby
At every meeting, on every training that I hold, people always ask me how to reach the right audience and I always answer with this question – who is your audience? Usually, they reply with “everyone” because in their opinion everyone reads the news. I always joke with the answer and I reply with “oh, so you are Coca-Cola – they target everyone –
As the world of media continues to evolve, podcasting has emerged as a rapidly growing form of content creation, and many media organizations are either podcasting or planning to do so. However, as with any new field, challenges must be faced and overcome in order to succeed. A growing number of podcasters are facing challenges when it comes to monetising their content. Market size,
Working on a website for your business can be an equally exciting and daunting prospect. Exciting, because it allows you to utilise new technologies for further development of your media business. Daunting, because the process itself is complex, time-consuming, and involves multidisciplinary teams who are not always the best at finding the same language. But, worry not! The goal of this article is to
I asked ChatGPT to write this article for me. Of course I did. I asked and reformulated questions to get a better answer. Parts of this article are its answers. It is important to start from the beginning and understand what ChatGPT is and how does it collect information: It’s funny how it affects me when I am communicating with it, how I avoid
There are no limits to reporting on the environment, as this urgent global problem concerns us all. Media outlets in the Western Balkans, given the “ecological bombs” that exist in the region, which often affect the environment of most of these countries, have something to report on every day. Through collaborative efforts, they should reach out to citizens, highlight the existence of these problems,
The period of the pandemic caused by the corona virus has greatly influenced the change in the habits of citizens in the online environment and the use of payment institutions that are offered. According to a large number of reports from relevant institutions and media, it was a period of growth in e-commerce and various subscription models that persisted, maybe not to that extent,
It is often a challenge in the media business to produce successful collaborations and cooperation between journalists, especially when it comes to journalists from different media. Even without the many problems journalism is facing today, it is also a competitive profession, where many times opportunities for cooperation are lost somewhere between “who gets the news first” and “whose story is better”. But if we
With the wave of discussions, dilemmas and worry that the introduction of Chat GPT created across the industry, media organisations suddenly started thinking about whether technology has become a threat to their jobs. But, artificial intelligence (AI) and innovative practices in the newsroom are not new, not a distant future dream. Robots are already collecting and verifying data, writing articles and adapting them to
What do you do when in front of a breathtaking view, or when an unusual thing is happening in front of your eyes? For many of us, the first thing that goes through our minds is to take out our phone and document it with a photo or video. Smartphones are at our hands reach almost every time, data shows that 92.5% of photos
Are you thinking of developing an app for your online news content? Or maybe you already have an app, but you’re not convinced about the cost/benefit value? An answer to your questions might be Progressive Web Apps. To app or not to app? Or just to web? There is a huge chance that you are reading this blog post on a mobile phone. On
The majority of nonprofit sector employees often face a similar frustration – why the topics they deal with, and the results they achieve that improve people’s lives, do not have greater visibility. In response to these frustrations, Diskriminacija.ba was created – an online media outlet focused on stories related to human rights, with a mission to reach as many people as possible with these