CIN Winning the Journalist Award

CIN reporters awarded for the best journalistic research on corruption for the story of protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

CIN reporters Sadeta Bajrović and Milena Mitrović won the Award of the Center for Media and Analysis Development (CMRA) for the best journalistic research on corruption in 2020/2021.

The award-winning story “Protected Areas Without Protection” was published at the end of September last year. The research showed that protection of natural resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) exists mostly on paper only since the competent institutions have been allowing certain private individuals to exploit them while turning a blind eye to the continuous and permanent destruction of those areas.

Protected Areas Without Protection
Uncontrolled commercial exploitation, private interests and the lack of government preservation efforts have endangered natural heritage sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The story pointed out the problems which require an urgent solution in order to prevent a complete deterioration or disappearance of values that made these areas protected areas under the regulation.

Along with CIN reporters, the awards were granted to Semira Degirmendžić, a journalist from the Fokus.ba portal, for the story “Who made it possible for the medicine for COVID-19 patients to be bought illegally in Sarajevo pharmacies” and Predrag Blagovčanin, a journalist from the Tačno.net portal, for the story “Non-Transparency of the United Nations”: How did the UNDP distribute millions of dollars in aid to BiH to fight Covid”.

More than forty investigative papers were submitted to the competition for the best journalistic research on corruption.

The Center for Investigative Journalism (CIN) is also available on mobile devices, and you can download the app from the Google Play and App Store.

Tags:

Center for Investigative Journalism is the holder of the certificate

Readers’ support helps CIN reveal corruption and organized crime.
Your donation supports investigative journalism as a public good.

Latest news

Naslovna vijest 3
Digitalisation for Transparent Public Procurement
Digitalising procurement processes can enhance transparency and mitigate corruption risks. However, implementation is costly and requires specialised expertise,...
UIOBiH
Indictment Confirmed Against “Blackshirts” from the ITA BiH
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has confirmed the indictment brought by the State Prosecutor’s Office against Indirect Taxation Authority inspectors Jelena Majstorović,...
NASLOVNA_Policija RS
The RS Government Regulation on the Transfer of SIPA Employees in Breach of the Law
The day after SIPA employees were called to transfer to the police bodies of the RS Ministry of Interior, the ministry claims to have already received the first...
Load more