English language newspaper marks milestone

Belgrade Insight, the only English-language newspaper in Serbia, celebrated its 100 issue on Tuesday.

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Thursday, 10.11.2011.

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Belgrade Insight, the only English-language newspaper in Serbia, celebrated its 100 issue on Tuesday. The media said that more than 100 friends and partners, including numerous diplomats, representatives of NGOs, local media and businessmen among many others attended the celebration at the Museum of National Theater. English language newspaper marks milestone They included representatives of Norwegian, British, Slovakian, Slovenian and French embassies, Air France, Atrium Consulting, Societe Generale Banka, Adria Media, and the Fonet and Beta new agencies. Since the first issue was published in May 2008, Belgrade Insight has covered news, sports, travel, and culture and has also provided a day-by-day listing of events going on around Belgrade for the two weeks following publication. Although several English-language newspapers were printed in Belgrade, Belgrade Insight has the distinction of being the longest running. "When we started in 2008, Belgrade hosted Eurovision contest, the city was crowded and economic situation looked promising. However, the economic crises hit the world later that year, and media felt its consequences among the first," said Gordana Igric, regional director of Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, publisher of Belgrade Insight, and added: “However, with continuous struggle and determination, we managed to survive, and I trust that we will manage to print newspaper for years to come." The newspaper comes out twice a month and is distributed at more than 350 locations. According to research conducted in July this year by the agency Intelligence, Belgrade Insight has a regular readership of around 15,000 people. Belgrade Insight is read by the growing population of foreigners residing in Belgrade and Serbia, but also by tourists and a large percentage of Serbs, making up a full 41 per cent of the readership. The newspaper is considered a staple source of information by 86.7 percent of readers. (Belgrade Insight)

English language newspaper marks milestone

They included representatives of Norwegian, British, Slovakian, Slovenian and French embassies, Air France, Atrium Consulting, Societe Generale Banka, Adria Media, and the Fonet and Beta new agencies.

Since the first issue was published in May 2008, Belgrade Insight has covered news, sports, travel, and culture and has also provided a day-by-day listing of events going on around Belgrade for the two weeks following publication.

Although several English-language newspapers were printed in Belgrade, Belgrade Insight has the distinction of being the longest running.

"When we started in 2008, Belgrade hosted Eurovision contest, the city was crowded and economic situation looked promising. However, the economic crises hit the world later that year, and media felt its consequences among the first," said Gordana Igrić, regional director of Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, publisher of Belgrade Insight, and added:

“However, with continuous struggle and determination, we managed to survive, and I trust that we will manage to print newspaper for years to come."

The newspaper comes out twice a month and is distributed at more than 350 locations. According to research conducted in July this year by the agency Intelligence, Belgrade Insight has a regular readership of around 15,000 people.

Belgrade Insight is read by the growing population of foreigners residing in Belgrade and Serbia, but also by tourists and a large percentage of Serbs, making up a full 41 per cent of the readership.

The newspaper is considered a staple source of information by 86.7 percent of readers.

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