Lawyers paid by the United Nations to defend Yugoslav war-crimes suspects often face demands that they kick back a portion of their fees to the clients they are hired to represent
Reaction from the White House
White House wants trial kickbacks ended
The proposal to establish MEDIA FOCUS was agreed by the group of young award-winning journalists from biggest Serbian independent media in the early summer of 2000.
MEDIA FOCUS
is founding member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network
STAFF
The founder of Media Focus is Milorad Ivanovic, foreign affairs editor of the biggest Serbian daily called "Blic". Award winning reporters Moma Ilic, Branimir Gajic and Zoran Dojic are also members of the group. Media Focus currently boasts a membership of ten professional journalists.
MEDIA FOCUS
is involved in the project "Support for a network of investigative journalists in Ukraine, Bulgaria, Rumania, Russia and Serbia" supported and financed by the Danish Association for Investigative Journalism (FUJ) and International Media Support (IMS).
(Balkan Reconstruction Report)
“Whenever I see that a game is being played there, I ask myself how the spectators would react if they knew that the game was being played on top of a mass grave.” (TOL)
Journalist Nancy Durham admits that she was deceived when reporting from Kosovo — and unwittingly spread propaganda Rabble.ca (Canada)
This six months investigation was done as a part of SCOOP project. Authors are Zoya Dimitova (Bulgaria) and Milorad Ivanovic (Serbia) with assistance of Media Focus members - Moma Ilic and Branimir Gajic. The full report can be found HERE...