Beta News Agency

Beta News Agency
Native name
 Новинска агенција Бета
Industry News media
Founded 1994 (1994) (Founded)
Headquarters Belgrade, Serbia
Website beta.rs

The Beta News Agency (Serbian Cyrillic: Новинска агенција Бета) is a Serbian agency which was founded in 1994.

History

It was founded in 1994 with aim to "provide full and objective coverage of events in the country (Serbia) and the region of Southeast Europe".[1]

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), and the agency's director and chief editor were each fined 80,000 dinars (approx. US$6,860 or €7,270). The fines were denounced by Reporters Without Borders.[2]

It has received funds from the National Endowment for Democracy.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Beta press - O nama Archived June 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (in Serbian)
  2. ↑ "Beta independent news agency heavily fined (press release)". IFEX (organization). Reporters Without Border. 20 April 2000. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Annual Report" (PDF). National Endowment for Democracy. 2011.
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