MEDIA LAWS: WHO IS EXPECTED, WHAT IS EXPECTED?

Freedom of expression depends on this, media legislation. It depends on the political will of the legislators, and the level of democracy the society has reached, whether these laws will protect or endanger media and journalistic freedoms. In the case of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a legal vacuum exists; media legislation is in a state of anarchy, and this situation has severer consequences for media rights than the worst of legislation. The media in BH, in both entities, have no solid legal frame for their work and development. Involvement in journalism and the transmission of information is uncertain work for both journalists and media. The greatest profiteers from this state of chaos are the official and unofficial centres of power. The main obstacles to the passing of modern media laws are political hostility, uncooperativity, and the blockade which is imposed by the ruling political elite. As far as they are concerned, media are exclusively viewed as weapons for political battles. Such primitive views, and the obstruction of the development of media legislation, are hampering the growth of a democratic and pluralist information system. This will have alarming consequences for social and cultural development, and the growth of a civilised society generally, as well as for media business and media development. The International Community (IC) is trying to address the situation. It seems as if, for now, the only relatively effective result will follow from effectively forcing through regulations on media behaviour, as in the case of Srpska Radio Television (SRT), reported in our previous issue. From this it can be seen that among the most effective methods is the seizure of transmitters by SFOR troops. Meanwhile, the internal transformation of SRT is going slowly: a resistance to change has grown up. The new RS government of Milorad Dodik has kept, however, its agreement with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) specifying that new members for the board of SRT must be chosen, and is initiating changes to the management of all the official RS media. The draft of a set of laws on public and commercial Radio-Television (RTV), which the OHR ordered from the Duesseldorf-based European Institute for Media is growing stale in the desk drawers of the political leaders of the BH Federation. Meanwhile the OHR is growing irritated. The employees of RTV BH, with no regular salary and no clear future, are sending out storms of aggrieved letters, appealing for help. The situation to which this station has been reduced is an embarrassment for the state, and humiliating for the workers, who are always the last people to be consulted. Everybody is waiting for the IC, meaning the OHR, to do something. It is expected that any day now the public will be told that the long awaited commission for media standards and licencing (IMSLC) is finally operative. Something that will make life easier for the government, politicians and journalists, will be the imposition of media rules and regulations - but this will also afford yet another opportunity for laying all responsibility for the situation on the IC. Media News, with the support of Media Plan, is opening a discussion of media law in BH. We suggest the following topics:

• * Public and commercial RTV: two complementary systems;
• * What do we want: state or public RTV;
• * The current BH media laws ( including Federation of BH and Republika Srpska );
• * Dayton on the media: misunderstandings and blunders;
• * What the Bosniaks and Croats suggest as a solution for RTV BH, as a Federal station;
• * Is there any chance of a common RTV BH?;
• * Laws on media or laws on information?;
• * Protection of journalistic freedoms: regulative laws and a professional code ( ethics );
• * Journalism and Authors' Rights ( Journalists' Copyright );
• * Trans-nationality TV - does this have a real future?;
• * The ethics of the Internet - does this count as media?

BH JOURNALISTS'TRADE UNION FOUNDED

The founding Congress of this Bosnian body of professional journalists was held in Sarajevo on March 19. Although several organisations already bear the name 'Bosnian', these are usually located in the Federation, and run by Bosniaks (and are not attended by any members of Croat journalistic associations). Nagorka Idrizovic, a long-term journalist of the daily paper Oslobodenje was chosen as president of the Trade Union of Professional Journalists. Delegates and guests included journalists of both entities, they were addressed by Aidan White of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and Sulejman Hrle of the BH Trades Union Syndicate. 'Media will play an important role in building a democratic society in BH, but only on condition that the professional and social rights of journalists are protected', according to Aidan White. Expressing full support for the founding of the union, he said he was confident that the IC, as a guarantee of democratic rights in this period of transition, will give full rights to journalists to be actively involved in discussions of the structure of media in BH. Chief among the aims of the union is that of ensuring, together with other unions, that the Trade Union of Professional Journalists will enable the free and independent work of all its members, according to generally accepted norms of democratic societies and the right to freedom of expression. It also aims to pass regulations to ensure the integrity of the profession is respected, and to exclude the possibility of any forms of pressure being used against journalists, and to ensure their right to live and work in safety. The founding of the Trade Union creates the possibility of dialogue. But journalists, in order to be effective, must be able to make their requests heard - this was one of the messages of the founding Congress. That transition is taking place towards a different media future is proved by the words of Branko Peric, president of the Republika Srpska Union of Independent Journalists: 'Similar gatherings in the RS will soon be taking place, and we will later on have a united Trade Union', said Peric. Meanwhile, among the other goals of the Union is that of working or the unification of all such journalistic organisations, to contribute to the future unity of BH journalists.

AIDAN WHITE: QUESTION-TIME

We used the visit to Sarajevo of the General Secretary of the IFJ, Aidan White, as an opportunity to ask him a few questions:

What is your opinion of the fragmentation of journalistic organisations here, not only in BH, but within the Federation?

The organisation of journalism has important implications for the political scene in this country, and this is definitely reflected in the situation of journalistic associations. As far as I know, there are five active journalistic associations in BH, not counting the individual organisations within each association. Journalists must proceed with the step-by-step elimination of these divisions, in both the Federation and the RS. To use my own country as an illustration, I am from Northern Ireland but our journalists' association there is unified. In spite of the terrorism and political troubles in Northern Ireland, we can openly and freely express different political positions, and when professionalism is in question, we are united from Dublin to Belfast. The unity of professional associations means the unity of Trade Union organisations.

There are obvious differences between European and American journalistic associations. What do you feel about this?

The American Guild of Journalists places emphasis on status, or rather Union issues, but not only those of journalists but also of all personnel involved in media organisations: their living conditions, compensation, social and health protection, and so on. At the same time they totally marginalise issues of professionalism, journalistic standards, journalistic ethics, and so on. I am a follower of the European model for such organisations, which take equal account of the day to day living issues of journalists, but also show concern for professional work, journalism ethics, moral issues, and so on.

How would you comment on the frequent suing of journalists in court?

This indubitably presents an ugly picture of the media scene in this country. Journalists should in all cases try to abstain from using inflammatory or dirty language, from insulting and defaming their colleagues. The dignity of the profession should be preserved...

What stage has the initiative for establishing a "Journalists' SOS" reached?

The fact of forming this Trade Union has established the pre-conditions for the total protection of journalists. The next step is the creation of a legal service for helping journalists, which is what is colloquially known as a "journalists' SOS", although no final name has yet been chosen. The aim is to ensure that journalists have access to expert legal aid, and not only when the case has got as far as court, but to sort out cases in advance. This should prevent abuse, especially of the rights of journalists, and other personnel employed in the media.

MEDIA - ON THE DAY OF THE BRCKO DECISION

The Dailies

All five BH dailies now being issued (Pale's paper 'Srpsko Oslobodjenje' stopped issuing at the end of February), treated the arbitration decision passed by the Brcko Arbitration Tribunal as a news item of topmost importance. While waiting to learn the nature of the decision, the dailies, like most other media, heated up the atmosphere of tension and suspense, creating an extra burden of emotion, preparing the way for the barrage of media storming which would accompany a decision unsatisfactory 'for our side'. The topic of Brcko was used as a focal point for peace-time patriotism in an imposed inter-state conflict... How did the dailies behave the next day, 16 March, after learning for certain that the decision on the city had been postponed? The Federation dailies, Oslobodenje, VeŠernje novine and Dnevni avaz, all reserved three full pages for the topic. All quoted that part of the decision in which it was said that, had the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), which was responsible for deliberate obstruction of the work of the Brcko Supervisor, still been in power at the time of this decision, the city would have been allocated to the Federation. Oslobodenje carried on its front page wide and balanced coverage of the leading representatives of the Federation and the RS, and the support which key international factors expressed for the decision. The front page of Dnevni avaz was dominated by the headline 'Arbitration Decision Delayed Again' while the role of chief interpreter and commentator was allocated to President of the Federation Ejup Ganic. Ganic styled the decision 'a defeat for the forces of democracy, and a reward for those of nationalism'. Half of Vecernje novine carried, in two colours, like a sporting score, the title 'Politics Before Justice - 1:0 to Dodik'. The Sarajevo dailies also carried numerous statements from local government officials from Brcko and the Tuzla-Podrinje Canton, together with those of representatives of the IC. But in the entire range of reactions carried by Dnevni avaz and Oslobodenje there was not a single statement from any official of Croat nationality! VeŠernje novine only narrowly avoided such a failure by quoting Mijo Anic, head of the Ravne Brcko municipality. The same report covered the reactions of the Serb mayor of Brcko, Borko Reljic, but he was described, instead of receiving his proper title of Mayor, as 'head of the Serb government of Brcko municipality.' VeŠernje novine gave the most space to statements from the IC. Dnevni avaz only carried the statement of the American Government, with summaries of the statements of the Peace Implementation Council and the European Union. The editorials on Brcko which appeared the same day corresponded more or less with the position of the (Bosniak) Federation government. The exception was Oslobodenje's commentary, under its 'U Zizi' (In Focus) section. This attacked the contentions of both: the contention of the RS that Brcko is its 'Main Artery', and the Federation's protest that Brcko is its 'Gateway to Europe'. Both contentions, according to the author's way of thinking, lead to 'division of the country'. Nezavisne novine from Banja Luka was the only BH daily which had a special four page insert, containing the actual text of the arbitration decision. Was this the reason why this was the only paper not to add ist own editorial commentary? In addition, the paper carried the statements of the top leaders of the RS, the reactions of several Banjaluka-based parties, but no statements from the SDS. It described the position of Federation president Ganic. It passed briefly over the reactions of the great powers and the Contact Group. On the front page, under the title, 'Decision for Brcko - a Test of the New Policy' it published a photograph of RS President Biljana Plavsic, and Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, from their press conference. Glas srpski from Banja Luka devoted the whole of its front page to the decision, on which it quoted the statement given at this press conference. The reactions of Federation officials were ignored, as were the statements of relevant international factors. In its general commentary the paper maintained that Brcko is the condition for RS survival, and belongs to the RS by 'real estate registry and title deed....' In discussing the Brcko arbitration decision, the Banjaluka dailies regularly used the phrase 'arbitration of the inter-entity line in the Brcko region.' This gave the impression that the city itself was not at issue.

Local TV Stations

Serb Radio Brcko, which transmits from the city centre, Radio Free Brcko, from Maoca; and Tuzla-Podrinje Canton Television (TV TPK) from Tuzla gave the greater part of their programming schedule to coverage of the decision. It is worth noting that Serb Radio Brcko, several days before the decision, gave up carrying any kind of commentary on the theme, or quoting Serb politicians. Instead the airspace was given to international officials, who, in diplomatically phrased statements announced that the town had made progress, but that the final result could not be predicted. This suggested the possibility that this (normally hardline) medium hoped to contribute to winning a 'favourable' decision by what could be perceived as 'calming' output - or that IC efforts to regulate Serb state media had spread to this station. On the other hand, Radio Free Brcko and TV TPK were full of statements by local and state-level Bosniak politicians claiming that Brcko could not possibly be given to the RS. On several occasions it suggested this might be prevented by the radicalisation of Bosniaks, and even brought the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA) into question. On the actual D-Day the two local radio stations did not express any emotional reaction. Serb Radio Brcko directly transmitted the reading of the arbitration decision announcement from the Supervisor's office, and in the evening presented the statements of the Pale and Banjaluka leadership. Radio Free Brcko quoted the text of the arbitration decision in full, and in the evening newcast cited the statements of Federation officials, as carried by TV BH. It is interesting to note that no one of these two stations made any effort to comment, nor to raise tension. TV TPK gave the most space to the Brcko arbitration decision. The announcement was transmitted in full, followed by several statements from Bosniak officials. So Ejup Ganic could be heard asking 'how is it possible to maintain this situation until the September elections?' and adding that it was a 'repeated postponement of justice'. TV TPK had a reporter in Sarajevo, who was actually with Ganic at the time, making this report, in which Ganic was shown asking 'How to stop the division of BH, and how to preserve the forces of democracy, when the nationalists are obviously being given impetus?' TV TPK also had a camera in Brcko, and recorded the statements of Federation Prime Minister Bicakcic, the governor of the T-P Canton, Sead Jamakosmanovic, and the municipal president of the Federation region of Brcko, Munib Jusufovic. The delay of the final decision, as far as most Bosniak politicians were concerned, was deeply disappointing - this was faithfully conveyed in their public appearances.

NEZAVISNE NOVINE VIOLATED REGULATIONS'

Due to the article 'Albanians Driven Out By Lightning Flash' carried by this Banjaluka paper on 10 March, the Media Experts Sub-Commission, which operates with the OSCE, issued an announcement. According to Paul Hawkins, spokesman for the local OSCE, the Sub-Commission passed the decision on 13 March that Nezavisne novine was in violation of the rules and regulations of the Provisional Election Commission (PIC), because of its use of inflammatory language. The announcement stated that the article in question 'quoted the words of professor Predrag Lazarevic, president of the Serb Party of the Krajina and Posavina (SSKP), who openly called for ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. The Sub-Commission feels that this statement, quoted in an uncritical tone, represents a violation of article 108 of the PIC's rules and regulations.' The announcement also stated: 'The type of vocabulary used in this report by Nezavisne novine showed a remarkable similarity to the vocabulary which inspired the fears which, here in Bosnia, led to four years of war. This is the kind of rhetoric which would, if received more widely, easily lead to a new Balkan war, and endanger the Bosnian peace process.' For now, according to Hawkins, there is no intention on the part of the OSCE of punishing Nezavisne novine because of this incident, but they are demanding an open apology from the editorial team.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Media 'Contact Group'

A 'Contact Group' of five independent media experts has been formed in the RS, which will work on the issues of the legal position of media, and the protection of journalistic rights and freedoms. The group consists of representatives from the Independent Union of Journalists, the RS Association of Journalists, Media Plan, the association 'Lex International' from Banjaluka and a representative from the Institute for Journalism in Transition (IFJ) from London, in the capacity of consultants and observers. The group was founded on the initiative produced by the conference 'Media Before the Face of Justice' , organised jointly in Prijedor by the IFJ and Media Plan. As was stated at the conference, the legal frame in which media operate in the RS is anachronistic and unacceptable. The group will offer its services to state organs and international organisations responsible for this area, and if no interest is shown in this collaboration, the group will itself set out to draft an alternative model for the legal position of media. At the conference in Prijedor, Media Plan suggested that journalists' associations form a council of relevant, independent public workers and experts with high authority, who would, when media problems and difficult questions occur, issue public statements and make recommendations. It was also suggested that associations of journalists from both entities sign a joint memorandum on the establishment of a satisfactory and tolerant media climate among the public. The work of the 'Contact Group' will be coordinated by the Media Plan.

Deutsche Welle (DW) - Bosnian Programme

Announcing their desire of finding new partners for cooperation in BH, this German RTV presented its Bosnian radio programme in Sarajevo. Since last year this has been transmitted on a daily basis, each transmission lasting 45 minutes. This Bosnian radio programme produced by DW is dominated by reports from Germany and BH, and offers BH refugees information about the possibilities of return to their homeland. It is transmitted via satellite Astra and Eutelsat II F1, via short waves, and the UKV programme of 15 local stations in BH. It can also be received via the Internet. In addition, a number of stations throughout BH receive the DW Croat and Serb programme. The manager in chief of DW, Dieter Weirich, announced that RTV BH has agreed to the construction of inter-nationality radio and TV bridges. He added that the new political situation in the RS, since the election of Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, has encouraged DW to seek for partners in this entity also. Talks on taking up the DW programme are reaching finalisation.

Sarajevo - Banjaluka Links

Rajko Vasic, RS Minister of Information, has been holding talks with Amila Omersoftic, Director General of RTV BH, and with the newly-posted provisional director general of SRT, Andjelko Kozomara. According to Omersoftic, the meeting was the result of an RTV BH initiative, and the establishment of two-way connections of TV links between Sarajevo and Banjaluka was discussed. These connections would not only be fully functional in time for the September elections, but would also enable a constant flow of information to pass between these stations. TV BH, which has bought the right to transmit the world cup football championships from France, offered transmission rights for all the matches to SRT, unconditionally, except for a small accompanying advertising space. Minister Vasic hailed this initiative for negotiation between the two networks, but added that he does not agree with the ideal of establishing a unified RTV BH for the entire region, because according to the DPA the information systems of each entity should be under the entity authorities. Therefore no single station can have the right to represent the country as a whole. He suggested to the RTV BH representatives that they could exchange transmission on, as he said, the basis of trust between the two entities and the two RTV stations.

Federal TV - A Grotesque Idea

In answer to the question of a Dnevni avaz journalist, as to the position of the BH Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) on the forthcoming transformation of TV BH, the president of this party, Bozo Rajic, made the following answer: 'Some very unsound compromises have been reached in the course of solving this question. If something in the past period has been operating as TV BH, more precisely the television of the Bosniak-Muslim nation, I have nothing against this. But it is unacceptable for the Croat people that such a station should bear the title of state TV, and yet simultaneously function, in content and editorial policy, as the television of one nation only. Regarding its editorial structure, it cannot pretend to be a genuine BH station, if no representatives of the Serb nation are included. The ideal of turning it into a Federal station is grotesque, and we will never give it any support. No Federal television exists anywhere in the world, not even in the former Yugoslavia, as a highly centralised Federation: even the Soviet Union did not have one. There can only be associations of television channels, federated in the manner of former Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT)', said Bozo Rajic.

Tuzla TV Widens Cooperation

Tuzla TV, an independent station, has signed an agreement on cooperation and exchange of materials with Independent TV Hayat of Sarajevo, and is preparing a similar contract with Network TV of Zagreb. This station will thus be an even more important member of the OBN family of stations. According to its director, Mate Djakovic, Tuzla TV makes around 60 percent of OBN's self-produced programming, and yet is very badly paid for the material it supplies to this network. Nevertheless, Tuzla TV now finances itself on a purely financial basis, and last year ended on the plus side.

Jungle and Elephant Together

Two stations with unusual, and closely related names, Radio Elephant from Tuzla, and Radio Jungle from Teslic (in the RS) have decided to set up permanent programming collaboration. As the owner of Radio Elephant, Saban Piric, told SAFAX, they will exchange news items from political, economic and cultural current affairs. To start with both stations will carry a shared jingle 'Tuzla Independent Radio Elephant, Independent Radio Jungle', with a musical background provided by the song 'I want a life, a better life, to hold on to...' Tuzla Radio Elephant already enjoys temporary collaboration with the journalists of Radio Phoenix, from Prijedor.

Centre Gets TV

Municipality Centre, of Sarajevo, will soon get its own radio and TV station. The municipal council accepted the suggestion of its president, Igor Gaon, to start as soon as possible with the production of the centre's own radio and TV programme.

Debtors Without Frequencies

The RS Government has passed the decision that in a term of 30 days it will undertake all legal measures aimed at confiscating licences from the users of radio frequencies who have failed to discharge debts. In the announcement issued by the ministry of information, the worst debtors were listed: Radio BIG, Banja Luka; Independent TV Banja Luka, Radio 'Nes', Banja Luka; TV 'Simic', Banja Luka; Alternative TV Banja Luka, OBN from Sarajevo, Radio 'Vikom', Gradiska; and Radio 'Izvor' and TV 'Pim' of Dvorova (Bijelina).

Law on Telecommunications

Use of frequencies in BH will be regulated by the law on telecommunications, presented to the BH Council of Ministers by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). This was concluded at a meeting in Geneva with the experts of the ITU, the Telecommunications Commission, and representatives from the Federation and the RS.

Re-organisation of BH Media

The international coordinator for Srpska Radio Television (SRT) Dragan Gasic, announced in Pale that the media throughout BH, not just in the RS, will be re-organised. They must all be re-registered by the international commission for media and 'every journalist must have a work permit' given by this commission. Gasic, who was elected to the post by the Office of the High Representative, said that he has comprehensive authority, and that he can 'suspend every worker who does not respect international professional standards.

Equipment for 'Channel S'

The future shareholders of Channel S in Pale have been discussing the capitalisation of this media. The president of the municipality of Serb Sarajevo, Mirko Sarovic announced that new private and state capital will be spent on additional equipment for this station, which in the future will not only transmit programmes but also produce its own. There was no precise specification of what the state capital was which the statement mentioned. According to Sarovic, Channel S will no longer be political, but business orientated and commercial in character. Channel S is under the control of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), and is the illegal heir of the former SRT Pale, whose activities were curtailed by the order of the High Representative, owing to inflammatory propaganda. Shortly before its fall from power, the SDS government, of which Gojko Klickovic was Prime Minister, allocated state frequencies to Channel S.

TV Rudo - Open to All

In a recent transmission of the news programme 'Oko 22', produced by Studio 99 of Sarajevo, there was an item on the local TV station in Rudo (a small town in Eastern RS). TV Rudo was founded by the decision of the municipal council, in June 1993, when this area was under total media blockade (it received the signal of SRT three years later). According to director Aleksa Paponjak, TV Rudo temporarily received the satellite programme of Croatia Television (HRT) and TV BH. It most frequently transmitted informative, music, and in particular sport items. In this way the station transmitted the football contest between teams from Croatia and BH, although the RS Sports Forum rejected any participation in the BH team. TV Rudo also directly transmitted the football match of the Sarajevo rivals Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo. This was repeated next day, and judged to be 'very good football.' Director Paponjak maintains that the editorial policy of this station was not imposed by the local government (in fact the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) and the Serb Radical Party (SRS), jointly rule the municipality). More important are the wishes of viewers, who have grown accustomed to the openness of this station.

BH Media on the Internet

The most recent months in the BH media scene have been characterised by the number which have presented themselves on the Internet. Out of a relatively small range of offers, the most appealing have come from the Federation-based periodicals. Thanks to, among other things, the assistance of the traditional donor to independent local media (the BH Open Society Fund), virtual reality has become richer, in a short space of time, through the electronic publications of Dani the news agency ONASA... To study the praise they have received, simply skim through the reactions of visitors to their pages on the World Wide Web. It is necessary to add, however that the Bosnian Media are incapable of making too dramatic a showing on the WWW, owing to technical limitations. Most BH media have not yet managed to fulfill the necessary conditions for presentation. For a significant number of others, the problem is their slowness in accessing information. So, if you are hoping that soon, slouched in your comfortable chair, your monitor facing you, you may rapidly access the entire world of BH information with a simple click of your mouse button, you will have to stay patient.

What Can You Find on the Net?

To help you access the BH media now available on the Net, we have produced the following guide, according to the Dayton definition of BH territorial space.

BH Federation / News Agencies

ONASA has three services to offer, for which subscription fees must be paid: a general news service, issued three times a day, twice on Saturdays, once on Sunday. The agency offers news, information and commentary relating to leading current events in BH and the region of the former Yugoslavia. It also offers an economic news service (on a daily basis, containing news of the BH economy, including information on marketing, capital, prices, materials, offers and research). There is also an 'election service' which offers special news items related to BH elections. These services are available in Bosnian and English. ONASA's Internet address is: http://soros.org.ba/~onasa/

AIM (Alternative Information Network) is a project run by independent journalists across the entire area of former Yugoslavia, which started in 1992. The agency's texts are available in Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian, which a selection of texts translated into English. AIM offers, on the Internet, a comprehensive basic news service (this agency has editorial teams in BH, Croatia, the Federation of Yugoslavia, Makedonia, and Albania, comprising around 120 journalists.) It also offers the special service BALKAN PRESS. This is a weekly review of the press reports on events in Kosovo. In addition, AIM offers a service of short items of news, commentary, analysis, interviews, and reportage from throughout BH, titled IZBORBIH. (The service is occasionally slightly unreliable, with items arriving a day late.) For users who want to receive AIM's services on a regular basis, subscription is necessary. AIM can be found at the address: http://www.aimpress.org

And at the following two addresses, http://hypermart.net/mediaplan/safax.htm   and www.mp-INSTITUT.COM  you can avail yourself of the services of the newsagency SAFAX. This was founded in 1994, with its headquarters in Sarajevo, and has a network of reporters in all the key areas of BH, and as of recently you can follow its activities by way of the Internet. SAFAX offers, on its Web pages, offers further specialised services, with information on events in BH, human rights issues, and the media. These services include 'Our Chances' (a charge-free weekly service for BH refugees living abroad), BH Perspectives (a weekly service with reviews of political and other events in BH), Fono Service-RENS (a daily service of fono information and other material from local radio stations for exchange, with the service's own productions also on offer), and 'Media News' (an exclusive service of data, news, analysis and research concerning BH media).

In the Next Issue :

• Radio Free Europe (Bosnian program)
• TV for Three Mostar Croat Municipalities

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