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B92 was founded in 1989 as a youth radio broadcasting to Belgrade audiences and has since grown into a company which includes a regional radio and a national television network, a website and an internet providing service, a book publishing department, a CD label and Rex Cultural Center. B92’s commitment to responsible journalism and positive social change has earned it international renown: the organization and its members have won a number of prestigious international awards for journalistic courage and advocacy of human rights. The organization is also the subject of Matthew Collins’ best-selling This is Serbia Calling. B92’s core activities comprise its three media outlets: Serbia's fastest-growing nationwide TV station, the most popular private radio station, and the most popular internet information and entertainment portal. B92 Television was launched in September 2000, in the spirit of the company’s media agenda. Guided by the idea to advocate and expand its established values through a another medium, B92 Television informs, entertains, educates and inspires viewers throughout Serbia. B92 is the fastest growing TV outlet in the country. It has managed to triple its ratings in the past four years and today ranks as third most popular station among its target audience (urban, 15-54). B92 Radio is among the two most popular commercial radio stations in Serbia and the leader in Belgrade. B92 Radio is available at 92.5 and 97.1 MHz in Belgrade, 103.MHz in Vojvodina, 103.9 MHz in Subotica, 102.3 MHZ in Central Serbia, 105.8 MHz in Macva, 104.6 Mhz in the wider Niš area and 105.6 MHz in Užice. B92.Net has been the leading Serbian internet site since 1996. At present the average number of page views per day exceeds one million, while the daily average number of visitors peaks at 180,000. Alexa(www.alexa.com) ranked B92 site at number 3.840 out of more than six million sites worldwide, making it one of the best positioned SEE website.

BIRN, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, was established in 2004 as a network of non-governmental organisations promoting freedom of speech, human rights and democratic values in Southern and Eastern Europe. BIRN has developed a specific network structure that includes local independent organisations, gathered around an umbrella organisation Balkan Investigative Regional Reporting Network (BIRN Hub) a structure that has the advantage of combining local, country-based expertise with unique regional cooperation. BIRN has local organisations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia, while the Network is editorially also present in Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. While the country organisations address local needs, BIRN Hub, registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also implements regional and international programs. BIRN Hub brings extensive expertise to journalists in post-communist and post-conflict societies, mainly through sharing the accumulated knowledge from the Western Balkan region. BIRN strives to empower people to access their rights, by providing accurate and relevant information and by creating opportunities for them to participate in democratic processes. Through high-quality reporting and by creating a pool of skilled journalists, BIRN examines and scrutinises key processes, steers debates and provides the public with impartial and reliable information. BIRN Network also monitors and advocates for the transparency and accountability of public institutions and enables CSOs and citizens to influence decision-makers. Through objective and timely reporting BIRN pays special attention to some major topics transitional justice, media freedom, rule of law, organized crime and corruption and ecology. BIRN has a wide media presence online, in print, on TV, and on radio. BIRNs sustainability operations are handled by BIRN Ltd, a company registered in Belgrade. To learn more about ...