
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since IX 2011 Head of PR Office, Anti-corruption Agency of Republic of Serbia
III 1997 - V 2011 Permanent member of the editorial staff of NIN
V 2008 - XI 2008 Account Manager, Farmer & Spaic
IX 2005 - III 2006 Consultant, Journalists’ Association of Serbia
III 2005 - IV 2008 Union leader, USJ - Union of NIN
XI 2004 - IX 2005 Project manager, Journalists’ Association of Serbia
VI 2003 - VI 2004 Correspondent in USA, NIN and Glas javnosti
X 2002 - VI 2003 Special Correspondent in France, NIN
IX 2002 Candidate for Editor-in-Chief of NIN
JOURNALISM
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Over 40 reports from Republic Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Constitutional crises in 1997/1998. Interviews with: Dr Biljana Plavsic, at the time President of Republic Srpska; Dr Nikola Poplasen, at the time President of RS; Momcilo Kraisnik, at the time Co-President of RS; Milorad Dodik, Premier of RS; Lieutenant General Momir Talic, at the time Chief of General Stuff of RS; Zivko Radisic, at the time President of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dr Haris Silajdzic, at the time Premier of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Mirza Hajric, at the time Alija Izetbegovic's adviser for Foreign Affairs; Sulejman Tihic, President of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dr Muhamed Filipovic, member of Academy of Science and Art of Bosnia and Herzegovina; lord Jeremy John Durham (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative of United Nation Civil Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Miroslav Lajcak, High Representative of United Nation Civil Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
KOSOVO AND METOHIJA: Over 50 reports from Decani, Djakovica, Gracanica, Junik, Kosovska Kamenica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Lipljan, Malisevo, Musituste, Pec, Pristina, Prizren, Ranilug, Urosevac and Velika Hoca during Serbian offensive in summer 1998, before and during NATO air raids in FR Yugoslavia and after June 16th, 1999 when KFOR entered Kosovo and Metohija. Interviews with His grace Artemije Radosavljevic, Bishop of Raska and Prizren Diocese of Serbian Orthodox Church; Lieutenant General Klaus Reinhardt, at the time Chief Commander of KFOR; Dr Bernard Kushner, Chief of United Nation Civil Mission in Kosovo and Metohija; Adem Demaci at the time Spokesman of political part of Kosovo Liberation Army; Bajram Rexhepi, Premier of Kosovo and Metohija; Hashim Taci, Leader of PDK and former Commander of KLA; Ramush Haradinaj, Leader of AAK and former Commander of KLA in Metohija; dr, Bujar Bukoshi, ex-premier of Kosovo Government in exile; Shkelzen Maliqi, director of Center for human studies "Gani Bobi"; Lieutenant General Agim Ceku, Commander of TMK and former Commander of KLA; Eric o. Gunhus, at the time Spokesman in Bondstil (American military base near Urosevac).
SOUTH SERBIA AND MACEDONIA: Over 20 reports from Bujanovac, Presevo, Medvedja, Skopje, Tetovo during the crisis and armed conflicts caused by actions of Albanian guerillas and Serbian or Macedonian military and police forces.
BULGARIA: Reports about the Presidential elections in 2002 and report about Muslim minorities in Bulgaria.
ROMANIA: Reports on Romanian media and Transylvania.
FRANCE: More that 15 reports about the Presidential elections in 2002 and current economic, political and cultural issues.
PORTUGAL AND SPAIN: Reports on challenges of decentralization in Portugal Central Administration and regional problems, agricultural policy and redistribution of Structural, Cohesion Funds of European Union.
USA: More than 20 reports about the hunger in Oregon, elections for Governor in California, race for Democratic Party's candidate for presidential elections, interview with Mr. William Walker, Mr. Obrad Kesic.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Over 30 photographs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo and Metohija, Macedonia, Portugal, South Serbia.
DOCUMETARY
Author of documentary film “Kosovo Crucified” (Cooperation: Raska and Prizren Diocese of Serbian orthodox Church & RTV Studio B, 35 min, February 2000, Belgrade).
EDUCATION
July 2009 Training for Trainers, International Synergy Group, Olde Vechte, Ommen, the Netherlands
November 2007 The Next Step, International Synergy Group, Olde Vechte, Ommen, the Netherlands
July 2007 All Different, All Equal, International Synergy Group, Olde Vechte, Ommen, the Netherlands
March/June 2006 Multimedia and Online Journalism, InWEnt, Berlin, Germany.
January/May 2006 Innovation Consultant Development Programme, Ministry of Economy (the Department for SME Development and the Department for Private Entrepreneurship) in cooperation with CENTRIM, University of Brighton, UK.
October 2005 Journalism and the Internet – Online Collaboration, Research and Writing for The Web, InWEnt and Montenegro Institute for media, Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro in cooperation with InWent and Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations.
May 2004 Advanced training: Conflict and Negotiation, Forum for Ethnic Relations, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro in cooperation with University of Florence, Italy and The Faculty of Political Science, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
2004-2005 Training for Trainers in Journalism, Center for Professionalism in Media, Serbia and Montenegro in cooperation with the Danish School of Journalism, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2003-2004 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, The Phillip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, USA; Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program sponsored by The U.S. State Department and International Institute for Education. Area of study and interests:
- Methods and Principles of Negotiation
- Online Journalism
- Computer Assisted Reporting
- Defense Policy and Arms Control
- Problems of Global Security
Internships:
- Conflict Management Group, funded by Rodger Fisher and the Law School of Harvard University (May/June 2004)
- The National Interest (March/May 2004)
- Voice of America, Washington D.C. (December/January 2004)
2002- in process MA Studies at The Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Department for Communication, two years post graduate studies.
2002-2003 The Alternative Academic Educational Network, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Group of Democracy and Transition in Southeast European Countries sponsored by Open Society, SOROS. Courses in economic, political, social, security and legal aspects of transition and developing democracy in Southeast Europe. Final paper: “Shade, Spear and Plume” – Modernization of Serbian and Montenegro Army and membership in NATO program the Partnership for Peace.
2001-2002 The Foundation of Journalists in Europe, Paris, France sponsored by European Commission. Educational programs in political, economic and cultural aspects of European Union Internship in L’Europ magazine.
July 2001 Fact-based Journalism Training, Center for Independent Journalism, Bucharest, Romania sponsored by USAID.
1996-2001 Graduate Studies at The Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Department of Internal Policy and Politic Analysis. Graduate work: ”Image of the Leader as factor of Electoral Motivation”.
1993-1994 The Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Ethnology, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
1991-1993 The Faculty of Music, University of Belgrade, Piano Studies, Master-class professor Dusan Trbojevic.
COMPUTER & LANGUAGES
- Windows 95/98/ME/NT/XP
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Front Page, Access)
- HTML (basic), Photoshop
- Dreamweaver
- Joomla Content Management System
- Linux (SuSe basic)
- English - fluent
- Macedonian - comprehensive
- French - comprehensive
- Russian - comprehensive
OTHER SKILLS
October/December 2008 Coauthor of guidelines for Ethical Code of Serbian Journalists, project supported by Konrad Adeanauer Stiftung Office in Belgrade.
January/May 2008 Project manager for Dr. Nenad Popovic's book "Forthrightly about economy of Kosovo and Metohija", ABS Holdings, Belgrade
October/December 2007 Trainer in School of Journalism, Journalists’ Association of Serbia module Interview and module Internet
June/September 2007 Researcher and coauthor Labor Relations and Media - Serbia, country report. Research is made for Media Center, Belgrade and Independent Journalism Center (Moldova).
June 2007 In-house training "Adapting to New media - Web" for journalists of Radio Free Europe, bureau in Belgrade.
May 2007 Trainer in School of Journalism, Journalists’ Association of Serbia, modules: Interview, Web journalism, Organization and concept of the print media.
December 2006/January 2007 Researcher and coauthor of “Constitution of Self regulatory Body – Council for Print Media in Serbia”. Feasibility study is made for Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia with support of OSCE Mission in Serbia.
October/December 2006 Trainer in School of Journalism, Journalists’ Association of Serbia, module Interview and module Searching Internet.
June/July 2006 Trainer in Workshop Beyond Tradition - Online Journalism, The First International Student Week in Belgrade organized by "World Youth Wave - Serbia".
November 2005/February 2006 New version of web site for Journalists Association of Serbia.
June 2005 Organization for seminar Role of the media and reporting on reform of the Army of Serbia and Montenegro in the context of getting closer to NATO (sponsored by The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade).
November 2004 Organization, mediation and lecturer in round table Challenges Making Preparation for Negotiations About Status of Kosovo and Metohija designed for students in The Washington Semester Program in Peace and Conflict Resolution, American University, Washington D.C, USA and students of International Affairs and Journalism, International University of Novi Pazar. Prof. dr Dusan Janjic, coordinator of Forum for Ethnic Relations and Ljiljana Staletovic, journalist in daily Glas Javnosti (Voice of Public).
August 2004 Logistics: accommodation, transport, security, one-day route, etc. for fact-finding trip in Kosovo and Metohija for a delegation of American religious and religious freedom leaders led by Joseph K. Grieboski, president and founder of Institute on Religion and Public Policy, Washington D.C, USA.
June 2004 Small group facilitator in Conflict Management Group’s two days conference in Mavrovo (Macedonia) about problem solving for Albanian and Macedonian representatives.