In 2003, the recipient was Nebojsa Popov, founder of the Belgrade-based magazine Republika.
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The Dr. Erhard Busek SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in 2008 to Kemal Kurspahic from Bosnia – Herzegovina / USA
2003 “Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe” awarded to Kemal Kurspahic, former editor-in-chief of Sarajevo daily Oslobodjenje
The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) and its international jury have chosen Kemal Kurspahic, the former editor-in-chief of Sarajevo daily Oslobodjenje, as the recipient of the 2003 “Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe”, in recognition of his outstanding efforts in journalism, which have contributed toward a better understanding in South Eastern Europe.
Born on 1 December 1946, Kemal Kurspahic was editor-in-chief of Sarajevo daily Oslobodjenje from December 1988 until March 1994. In the first year of his editorship Oslobodjenje was named “The Paper of the Year in former Yugoslavia in 1989” and given “The Paper of the Year in the World” award in 1992.
Kurspahic made journalistic history by publishing Oslobodjenje every day in the ruins of the paper’s offices during the siege of Sarajevo and the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina (from April 1992). He has already received numerous awards including, The Courage in Journalism Award 1992, the World Press Review’s International Editor of the Year in 1993, the Bruno Kreisky Award for Human Rights in 1993 and the International Press Institute’s World Press Freedom Hero in 2000.
A noted writer, Kurspahic is the author of four books: As Long as Sarajevo Exists, Letters from the War, The White House and Prime Time Crime (this book was also published by SEEMO and the Media Center Sarajevo in the Bosnian language under the title: Zlocin u 19:30). He is currently a spokesperson for the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention in Vienna.
FIRST BELGRADE – PRISTINA MEDIA DIALOGUE
The first meeting of editors-in-chief, media owners, leading journalists and media executives from Belgrade and Pristina took place in Ohrid, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) / Republic of Macedonia, from 7-9 May 2003. It was the first meeting of its kind since the fall of former Yugoslavia in 1991. This gathering has been initiated and organised by the South East Europe Media Organisation – SEEMO, and organised in cooperation with OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission in Serbia and with financial support by the Austrian Foreign Ministry. It is part of the Saouth East Europe Dialogue Meetings organised by SEEMO since last year. More than 100 journalists participated in the 3 day conference.
SEEMO Human Rights Award 2002 to Christine von Kohl from Austria
The “SEEMO Award for Human Rights” is an annual award dedicated to International Human Rights Day, on 10 December. In the year 2002, Christine von Kohl, editor-in-chief of the Vienna-based Balkan – Südosteuropäischer Dialog magazine received the award.
The Dr. Erhard Busek SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in 2002 to Croatian journalist Denis Latin
The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) and its international jury have chosen the Croatian journalist Denis Latin as the recipient of the 2002 “Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe”, in recognition for outstanding efforts in journalism which contributed toward better understanding in South Eastern Europe. Latin was selected from among more than 400 nominations received by SEEMO.
Latin, a leading political journalist in Croatia, is the editor and presenter of one of the most popular political TV programmes in Croatia, “Latinica”, on Croatian Radio and Television (Hrvatska radiotelevizija). He also writes a regular column in the magazine Nacional. In the early 1990s, he was one of the editors of “Slikom na slikom” (Picture on Picture), also on Croatian TV. Last year, he received the “Journalist of the Year 2001” prize from the Croatian Association of Journalists.
Latin was never afraid to work toward a better understanding among peoples, even when prevented from reporting. Through his work, Latin has fought xenophobia, as well as ethnic, racial and religious divisions, while at the same time promoting diversity and pluralism.
The “Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding” is sponsored by Dr. Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe and Chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe.