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| Vijesti | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vijesti |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Owners | Dnevne Novine |
| Political | Moderate, pro-European |
| Headquarters | Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Language | Montenegrin |
Vijesti is a Montenegrin daily newspaper published in Podgorica and distributed nationally. Founded in 1997, it developed into a leading print and online news outlet covering Montenegrin politics, society, and culture. The paper gained prominence through investigative reporting, political commentary, and multimedia expansion, engaging readers across print, web, and social networks.
Vijesti was established during the late 1990s amid the post-Yugoslav transformations that involved figures such as Milo Đukanović, Momir Bulatović, Zoran Đinđić, Vojislav Koštunica, Slobodan Milošević, Franjo Tuđman, Alija Izetbegović, Svetozar Marović, Boris Tadić, Ivica Dačić, Hashim Thaçi, Ramush Haradinaj, Aleksandar Vučić, Andrija Mandić, Milan Roćen, Duško Marković, Miodrag Lekić, Ranko Krivokapić, Filip Vujanović, Boris Šuković, Nebojša Medojević, and Stefan Mitrović. Throughout the 2000s the outlet reported on events related to the Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006, the accession talks with European Union, the NATO membership debate culminating in accession processes involving NATO, and regional developments connected to the Kosovo War, Bosnian War, and the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. Coverage expanded to include the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, the 2016 Montenegrin parliamentary election, the 2018-2020 protests in Montenegro, the 2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election, and the COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro. Key editorial shifts intersected with pressures from political actors such as Democratic Party of Socialists (Montenegro), Socialist People’s Party of Montenegro, Democratic Front (Montenegro), United Reform Action, Social Democrats of Montenegro, New Serb Democracy, DcG - Europe Now? and institutions like the Parliament of Montenegro, the Presidency of Montenegro, and the Government of Montenegro.
The company behind Vijesti grew amid media-market consolidation involving publishers and investors connected to entities like Dnevne Novine (publisher), Adriatic Media Group, Mediacentar, and comparable Balkan media enterprises. Ownership changes and shareholder structures attracted scrutiny similar to transactions involving Politika (newspaper), Jutarnji list, Večernje novosti, Blic (newspaper), Danas (newspaper), Kurir (newspaper), Alo!, Nova Makedonija, Utrinski vesnik, Glas Javnosti, Express (magazine), Evropa (newspaper), and Delo (newspaper). Management teams have included editors and executives with ties to institutions such as the University of Montenegro, University of Belgrade, European Federation of Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, International Press Institute, OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Council of Europe, and regional journalism networks like Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.
Editorially the paper positioned itself in the center to center-left spectrum, engaging with debates involving European Union enlargement, NATO enlargement, Council of Europe standards, Human Rights Council, and civil-society actors like Amnesty International, Transparency International, Center for Democratic Transition (Montenegro), Institute Alternative, Montenegrin Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, Civic Alliance Montenegro, and Center for Investigative Journalism. Columnists and contributors often referenced personalities and institutions such as Milan Knežević, Goran Danilović, Andrija Mandić, Dragan Đilas, Zdravko Krivokapić, Aleksandar Vulin, Slavisa Bulatović, Boris Popović, and academics from University of Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb, European University Institute, London School of Economics, and Columbia University.
The outlet publishes investigative journalism, political analysis, cultural reporting, sports coverage, and business pages. Topics intersect with events like the Belgrade-Pristina dialogues, the Berlin Process, the Open Balkan initiative, the Adriatic Charter, regional football competitions such as UEFA European Championship, FIFA World Cup, the Montenegrin First League, and cultural festivals including Montenegro Film Festival, Perast Summer, Sea Dance Festival, Kotor Carnival, and Miqe Festival. Multimedia projects referenced collaborations with international outlets such as BBC News, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, Reuters, The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Al Jazeera Balkans, Anadolu Agency, Associated Press, Euronews, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and regional broadcasters like RTCG and Pink (television network).
Circulation dynamics paralleled trends in print-media decline and digital growth seen across Europe, comparable to shifts for The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Le Figaro, La Repubblica, El País, Gazeta Wyborcza, Pravda (Russia) and regional outlets. Readership demographics include urban readers in Podgorica, Nikšić, Herceg Novi, Bar, Budva, Cetinje, Pljevlja, Kolašin, Tivat, and diasporas in Belgrade, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Skopje, Pristina, Golubovci Airport regions, and communities in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, United States, Canada, Australia, and Sweden. Distribution networks involve national kiosks, subscriptions, and online platforms monitored by analytics firms like Google Analytics, Alexa Internet, and social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Telegram.
The outlet faced disputes over libel, sources, and editorial independence similar to cases involving Slobodan Milošević-era prosecutions, post-conflict media lawsuits, and litigation in regional courts such as the European Court of Human Rights, Constitutional Court of Montenegro, Commercial Court of Montenegro, and instances invoking media laws like the Law on Public Information and Media (Montenegro). Confrontations included protests by political actors, disputes with trade unions, disputes over taxation and licensing paralleling controversies around RTCG and private broadcasters like Prva TV, Pink M, Nova S, and regulatory interactions with the Agency for Electronic Media (Montenegro), Agency for Protection of Personal Data and Free Access to Information (Montenegro), and the Anti-Corruption Agency of Montenegro.
The newspaper and its journalists received regional and international recognition resembling honors from organizations such as the European Press Prize, International Press Institute, Reporters Without Borders, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Awards, UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize, United Nations Human Rights Council commendations, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media mentions, and national awards like Oktoih Awards and journalism prizes granted by the Montenegrin Journalists' Association. Notable investigative pieces were highlighted in forums including the Southeast European Media Forum, Medientage München, International Journalism Festival, and collaborative investigations with outlets such as BIRN, IWPR, OCCRP, Transparency International.
Category:Newspapers published in Montenegro