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2003: Project on Cross-Border Cooperation
– Production of Radio Programs
Safax Agency from Sarajevo, Stina Agency from Split and Radio B92
from Belgrade together produced three half-hour documentary radio
programs on the issues of Refugees – Integration and Reintegration,
Missing Persons, and Treatment of Recent History, which present
these acute problems from a Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian viewpoint.
The project was preceded by a regional workshop in which journalists
involved in making the programs received additional know-how from
an international educator for conflict issues, Hannes Siebert. The
project was supported by the US State Office of Education and Cultural
Affairs.
2002: Two-Way Information Project
The project was implemented in collaboration with the news agency
STINA from Split with support of the OSCE mission to Croatia. It
consisted of production and distribution to media outlets and refugee
organizations of bi-weekly newsletters containing a series of articles
and news items on possibilities of return to Croatia for Serb refugees
now living in Bosnia-Herzegovina and of return to Bosnia-Herzegovina
for Croat refugees now living in Croatia. The project also contained
production of radio programs on the same issue which were broadcast
by local radio stations in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
2000: News Service for Minority
Rights and Inter-Ethnic Relations
The project is being implemented in conjunction with STINA News
Agency from Split (Croatia). The intention is to contribute to better
understanding of minority rights in Croatia and BiH through a series
of weekly bulletins also available online. Apart from the printed
issue, radio-programming exclusively dedicated to minority rights
is also being produced for radio stations in BiH and Croatia. The
service is supported by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (USAID).
1999: The Project “Audio Press Release – the
Promotion of Elections Bill”
A two-month series of special audio-programming, promoting the draft
Elections Bill of BiH. Joining the OSCE campaign ‘State Clearly
What You Want’, SAFAX provided information on preparation of the
permanent Elections Law and made the information more readily available
and clearer through the programming of local radio stations in the
inland of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project was supported
by OSCE Sarajevo.
1999: The Project “Lift the Barriers – Break the Taboos’
The project was based on the exchange of thematic programming among
eight radio stations from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Those
were the following: Studio N Livno, TNT Travnik, Radio Ravne Brčko,
Radio Goražde, Radio Srbac, Radio Kontakt Banja Luka, Radio Feniks
Prijedor, and Radio Best Šipovo. In 20-minute programming, these
radio stations from both entities dealt with six ‘burning’ issues
that were either not dealt with or considered taboos in their respective
local environments. The project was supported by Winston Foundation
for World Peace from Washington, D.C.
1998: MEDIA NEWS
BULLETIN
Media News Bulletin is published fortnightly. SOROS Open Society
Foundation for BiH and the European Commission provided initial
support for the project. Media News are produced in Bosnian/Serb/Croat
and English languages and they follow and analyse all events related
to the media in BiH. As of Fall 2000 the bulletin in entirety
will be available online and will cover media affairs in the region
of South East Europe. The French Government ensured financial aid
for further implementation of the project.
1997-1999: RENS – The Radio Exchange
Network Service
The first audio-service set up in BiH: RENS, i.e. the Radio Exchange
Network Service. Purpose of the service was the exchange of information
among local radio stations in the Federation of BiH and the Republic
of Srpska as well as the provision of radio-reportages by SAFAX
for local radio-stations. The programming was produced by SAFAX
and local stations and disseminated throughout the network on tapes
or by phone. 22 radio stations from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina
took part in the project. Reportages covering major political and
cultural events in the country were distributed on tapes or by phone.
Particular attention was devoted to the issue of refugee return,
activities of international community in BiH and any other issues
of relevance for confidence-building among nations in the country.
The project was supported by the European Commission.
1997: PUBLICATION OF RANDOM TEMATIC BULLETINS
SAFAX publishes random bulletins such as: Brcko in the Media and
The Daily Survey of Major Events Covered by TV BiH, SRT and Studio
99.
1997-1999: ‘OUR CHANCES’ SERVICE
A bulletin intended for refugee population, informing the refugees
abroad on all aspects of social developments in BiH of relevance
for their return to the country. At the initial stage in 1997, the
Bulletin was supported by the Swedish International Development
and Cooperation Agency, Stockholm. The project was further facilitated
by the European Commission.
1996-1997: CIVIC INITIATIVE BULLETIN
A fortnightly bulletin on major events in BiH as seen from a civic
perspective. The Bulletin was done for the French public and thus
in French. In 1997, the Bulletin evolved into an international publication
since the exchange was established over email and the Bulletin was
available online. The project was supported by Association Sarajevo
from Paris and SOS Balkanos from Barcelona.
1995: News from BiH
Safax Agency publishes a weekly bulletin, containing news from BiH,
in Bosnian/Croat/Serb and French languages, intended for the French
public.
1994: ‘SAFAX’ SET UP
U In cooperation with Association Sarajevo from Paris, an agency
of specialized service covering social developments, social transition
and human rights was established and named SARAJEVO FAX -
Safax.
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