Beta News Agency Explained

Beta News Agency
Native Name:Новинска агенција Бета
Native Name Lang:sr
Location City:Belgrade
Location Country:Serbia
Key People:Radomir Diklić
Industry:News media
Revenue: 0.56 million [1]
Net Income: 0.002 million
Assets: €0.26 million [2]
Equity: €0
Owner:See ownership structure
Num Employees:49

The Beta Press d.o.o., or more commonly the Beta News Agency (Serbian: Новинска агенција Бета), is a Serbian news media agency headquartered in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It was established in 1992.

History

It was established on 19 March 1992 with aim to "provide full and objective coverage of events in the country (Serbia) and the region of Southeast Europe".[3]

In 2000, the agency was fined by the government (the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia under Slobodan Milošević) for publishing anti-establishment materials. The agency was fined 150,000 dinars (approx. US$12,860 or €13,630 at the time), and the agency's director and chief editor were each fined 80,000 dinars (approx. US$6,860 or €7,270 at the time). The fines were denounced by Reporters Without Borders.[4] Over the time, it has received funds from the National Endowment for Democracy.[5]

Ownership

The following organizations and individuals compose the ownership structure:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bilans uspeha (2018) – Beta. apr.gov.rs. 2 November 2019. Serbian.
  2. Web site: Bilans stanja (2018) – Beta. apr.gov.rs. 2 November 2019. Serbian.
  3. http://www.beta.rs/?tip=static&kategorija=onama&id=&ime= Beta press - O nama
  4. News: Beta independent news agency heavily fined (press release). 6 September 2015. IFEX (organization). Reporters Without Border. 20 April 2000.
  5. Web site: Annual Report. 2011. PDF. National Endowment for Democracy.