Who owns the media?

Name of the Organization:
BIRN Serbia
Starting Year:
2017
City:
Belgrade
Country:
Serbia
Description:
Monitoring platform created by BIRN Serbia that aims to track and reveal the ownership structures of various media outlets. It is part of the international Media Ownership Monitor initiative, a mapping tool developed by the Reporter ohne Grenzen, the German section of the international human rights organization Reporters Without Borders, to create a publicly available, continuously updated database that lists owners of all relevant mass media outlets (printed press, radio, television, and online media).
Targeted Forms Of Influence:
Media Influence, Personal Connections
Targeted Forms Of Corruption:
Conflict of Interest, Illicit Financial Flows, Misuse of Public Funds, Illicit Enrichment, Corporate Corruption, Corruption in Privatization
Main Type Of Actions:
Uncovering and Publicizing, Monitoring, Open Data / Transparency Promotion
Type Of Organization:
Civil Society Organization (National/Regional)
Date of last update of the records:
02/02/2026