Informer (newspaper) explained

Informer
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Foundation:[1]
Owners:Insajder tim
Editor:Dragan J. Vučićević
Headquarters:Terazije 5/7, Belgrade, Serbia
Circulation:~102,000 copies distributed (claimed, 2016)
Publishing Country:Serbia

Informer is a Serbian tabloid newspaper based in Belgrade. It is known for its political bias in favor of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and its sensationalist stories.[2] [3] [4] The newspaper has been accused of spreading disinformation[5] and sensationalism.[6] [7]

As of 2016, it claims without documentation to be the highest-circulation daily in Serbia, alleging over 100,000 copies distributed daily. The newspaper addresses politics, regional and world news, popular culture, health, and sports.

It practices yellow journalism. It is notorious[8] [9] for publishing false information,[6] [7] [10] as well as for insulting and discrediting President Aleksandar Vučić's political opponents.[11] It publishes articles with chauvinist and sexist biases.[12] [13] [14] [15]

Controversies

In 2015, Informer manufactured an international scandal by publishing screenshots of a porn video starring American pornographic actress Diamond Foxxx, with accompanying text that falsely alleged the stills were from a sex tape featuring the President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.[16] This was "sharply condemned" by Serbia's Ministry of Culture and Information, which called for sanctions, as well as by MP Azra Jasavić of neighbouring Montenegro, where the newspaper is also published. Jasavić called for changes in law to prevent Informer from its "brutalisation of women", whom Jasavić said are targeted by the tabloid.[17]

In 2019, EU vs Disinformation reported that Informer was one of the foremost Serbian sources of false narratives and warmongering in 2018.[18] According to Serbian investigative journalism portal Crime and Corruption Reporting Network, more than 700 fake news items were published on the front pages of pro-government tabloids during 2018, led by Informer.[19] [20] Many decried invented attacks on Aleksandar Vučić or attempted coups, as well as supposed messages of support from Russian president Vladimir Putin. In 2020, Twitter shut down a network of 8,500 bots that spammed 43 million tweets; the bots fawned over President Vučić and his party, boosted pro-Vučić content, and attacked his political opponents;[21] Informer links were among the most frequently spammed.[21] On 22 February 2022, two days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Informer published a large headline saying that "Ukraine has attacked Russia".[22]

In late September 2022, Informer published an interview with a serial rapist Igor Milošević, who had just been released after having served 15 years in prison.[23] Milošević sent messages to women of Serbia which were widely seen as controversial and that led to citizens' protests, during which Informers editor-in-chief Dragan J. Vučićević was physically attacked.[24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Objavljen prvi broj dnevnika – 'Informer'. 10 May 2012. informer.rs. MONDO. 28 December 2013.
  2. Web site: 2021-05-26. Belgrade court fines editor of pro-government tabloid. 2022-01-19. N1. sr-RS.
  3. Web site: Spaic. Igor. Serbia: Government-Friendly Tabloid Continues Attacking Independent Media. 2022-01-19. www.occrp.org. en-GB.
  4. Web site: 2018-04-13. BIRN Editor Wins Case Against Serbian Pro-Govt Tabloid. 2022-01-19. Balkan Insight. en-US.
  5. Book: Communication and Media. Communication Direction Institute; Faculty of Political Sciences. 2018. Belgrade. sr. 2466-5452.
  6. News: U.S. ambassador dubs pro-regime tabloid Informer scum – Slavko Ćuruvija fondacija. 1 June 2017. Slavko Ćuruvija fondacija. 17 September 2017. en-US.
  7. News: IZ BEOGRADA PERO ZLATAR Kako je naša predsjednica postala Diamond Fox u srpskom Informeru. jutarnji.hr. 17 September 2017. en.
  8. News: Serbia Tabloid Targets BIRN, Other Media, as 'Mercenaries'. 8 July 2018. en.
  9. News: Vlasnik najtiražnijih novina u Srbiji: Svi smo mi Šešelj. 8 July 2018. hr.
  10. News: "Informer" mora da plati 150.000 dinara uredniku KRIK-a. N1 Srbija. 8 July 2018. sr-Latn. 7 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007190555/http://rs.n1info.com/a391877/Vesti/KRIK-dobio-spor-protiv-Informera.html. dead.
  11. Web site: Razgovor s vlasnikom Informera, najzloćudnijeg tabloida Balkana: Vučićeviću, jeste li vi budala? / Novi list. Komunikacije. Neomedia. novilist.hr. hr-HR. 17 September 2017.
  12. News: GOVOR MRŽNJE: "Šiptarske svinjarije" u obradi "Informera". portalanalitika.me. 8 July 2018. bs-Latn.
  13. News: Ko s Informerom tikve sadi. 17 November 2016. Dnevni list Danas. 8 July 2018. sr-RS.
  14. Web site: e-novine.com – Proterajte Sonju Biserko iz Srbije. e-novine.com. sr. 8 July 2018.
  15. News: NUNS: Šovinističko denunciranje Dinka Gruhonjića Cenzolovka. 16 February 2016. Cenzolovka. 8 July 2018. sr-RS.
  16. News: Vučićević: "Na naslovnici "Informera" nije Kolinda Grabar Kitarović. Avaz.ba. 26 September 2017. bs-BA.
  17. News: Jasavić: Zaustaviti iživljavanje Informera nad ženama. Montenegro. Cafe Del. 18 January 2015. Crna Gora. 26 September 2017. sr-RS. 27 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052815/https://crna.gora.me/vijesti/politika/jasavic-zaustaviti-izivljavanje-informera-nad-zenama/. dead.
  18. Web site: 700 False News Stories In Serbian Tabloids In 2018. 18 January 2019. EU vs DISINFORMATION. en-US. 6 March 2019.
  19. Web site: 700 false news stories in Serbian tabloids in 2018. Stop Fake. 8 February 2019.
  20. Web site: Više od 700 laži na naslovnim stranama tri tabloida u 2018. godini. Crime and Corruption Reporting Network. 10 May 2020.
  21. Web site: Bush. Daniel . "Fighting Like a Lion for Serbia": An Analysis of Government-Linked Influence Operations in Serbia. 2 April 2020. Stanford University.
  22. Web site: Joseph: Vučićeva šarada navodnog balansa između Istoka i Zapada . 2022-03-06 . balkans.aljazeera.net . bs.
  23. Web site: Srbija . Euronews . 2022-09-28 . Protest zbog objavljivanja intervjua sa silovateljem: Glavni urednik "Informera" objavio da je napadnut . 2022-10-02 . Euronews.rs . sr.
  24. Web site: 2022-09-28 . Jedna od demonstrantkinja na protestu ispred Informera šutnula Vučićevića . 2022-10-02 . N1 . sr-RS.

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