Journalist Žaklina Tatalović (@zaklina_prva), working for N1 TV (https://n1info.rs/) in Serbia, shared on 30 December 2024 on social media threats and offensive messages she received from one Facebook account. The messages, included severe insults and vulgar language, targeting Tatalović’s dignity and even involving offensive remarks about her family. The author of the messages reportedly called her a “traitorous scum,” prompting Tatalović to make the messages public online.
You can read the N1 article here: https://n1info.rs/vesti/reporterka-n1-zaklina-tatalovic-dobila-pretnje-na-drustvenim-mrezama/
You can also see the post from ŽaklinaTatalović on X here: https://x.com/zaklina_prva/status/1873730684633960706
Following the public backlash, the owner of this Facebook account issued, on the same day, an apology to Tatalović, claiming his Facebook account had been hacked and that he was surprised and shocked by what was written. In an Email sent to the N1 newsroom, he stated that he was shocked to see the offensive messages and insisted he did not write them. He extended his public apology to Tatalović, to N1 TV, and Nova S TV, as well as to anyone else affected.
The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) calls on relevant authorities in Serbia to thoroughly investigate this incident including examining the details of the possible hacking of the account, from which IP address the Facebook account was logged in and who is the author of the threat. SEEMO will be closely monitoring this case and supporting efforts to protect media professionals from further harassment.
South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is a regional non-governmental, non profit network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in Southeast, South,East and Central Europe. SEEMOmembers are in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia,Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova (with the territory of Transdnestria), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye / Turkey, Ukraine andUzbekistan. Austria, Italy, Vatican and San Marino have a special status in SEEMO. SEEMO has over 3000 individual members, and additional media as corporate members.
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