CHRONOLOGY
Appointment and termination of mandate for members of the Council/Complaints Commission
11 June 2009
At the 10th Session of the PC's Board of Directors, held on 11th of June 2009 in Sarajevo, tree new members of the Complaints Commission were elected: Ph.D. Nada Ler-Sofronic, psychologist, Director of the Centre „Woman and Society“ from Sarajevo, Ms Nada Dalipagic, lawyer from Mostar and Ms Nada Arsenic, judge from Gracanica.
Thus, the current membership of the Complaints Commission for the next two years is following: Ph.D. MIODRAG ZIVANOVIC, professor of philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy Banja Luka, Mr DRAZEN ZUBAK, lawyer from Sarajevo, MA GORAN JANKOVIC, master of communications and fine and visual artist, professor, docent at Faculty of Communications in Banja Luka, Mr FUAD KOVACEVIC, journalist, Deputy Editor in Chief of daily „Oslobodjenje“, MA. ENES OSMANCEVIC, professor at Department of Journalism at Faculty of Philosophy in Tuzla, Ph.D. NADA LER-SOFRONIC, psychologist, Director of the Centre „Woman and Society“ from Sarajevo, Ms NADA DALIPAGIC, lawyer from Mostar and Ms NADA ARSENIC, judge from Gracanica.
Membership within the Complaints Commission of the Press Council ended for the Chairwoman of the Commission, Ms Vildana Selimbegovic, who due to transfer to daily „Oslobodjenje“ decided to withdraw from the Complaints Commission and leave the open place for Mr Fuad Kovacevic, who also accepted new post at this daily. After expiry of their mandates, membership within the Commission did not continue Mr Sasa Bizic, journalist of magazine „Reporter“ and Mr Mladen Bosnjak, journalist of magazine „Hercegovacke novine“.
6 July 2007
Appointed Chairwoman of the Complaints Commission, Ms Vildana Selimbegovic, Editor in Chief of magazine "BH Dani". Also, appointed members of the Urgent Complaints Commission: Ph.D. Miodrag Zivanovic, docent MA Enes Osmancevic and Mr Mladen Bosnjak. Members of the Complaints Commission shall adjudicate on behalf of the Complaints Commission, when the session cannot be organised, or in case of urgent need for adjudicating on certain case.
22 May 2007
The Board of Directors of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina nominated and appointed new members of the Complaints Commission, for period 1st July 2007 - 1st July 2009. The Complaints Commission is comprised of eight members: Ph.D. MIODRAG ZIVANOVIC, professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Banja Luka; Mr DRAZEN ZUBAK, Lawyer, Sarajevo; docent MA ENES OSMANCEVIC, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Journalism, Tuzla; Mr FUAD KOVACEVIC, Editor, Press Agency ONASA, Sarajevo; docent MA GORAN JANKOVIC, painter, Professor at the Faculty for Communications, Banja Luka; Mr MLADEN BOŠNJAK, Editor in Chief, Radio "Stari Most" and magazine "Hercegovacke novine", Mostar/Ljubuski; Mr SASA BIZIC, Deputy Editor in Chief, magazine "Reporter", Banja Luka; Ms VILDANA SELIMBEGOVIC, Editor in Chief, magazine "BH Dani", Sarajevo.
4 May 2007
Confirmed end of mandate for old membership of the Press Council: Ph.D. Drago Brankovic, first National Chairman of the Press Council, dean at the Faculty of Philosopy in Banja Luka, Mr Emir Habul, Deputy Chariman of the Press Council, Editor of Informative Program at "BH Radio 1" from Sarajevo, Mr Jozo Pavkovic, Editor in Chief of daily "Vecernji list, B&H Edition" from Siroki Brijeg, MA Amra Zulfikarpasic, Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts from Sarajevo, Ms Senka Kurtovic, Journalist and former Editor in Chief of daily "Oslobodjenje" from Sarajevo, Ms Vildana Selimbegovic, Editor in Chief of magazine "BH Dani" from Sarajevo, Mr Zvonimir Jukic, Editor of FTV ITC Mostar from Mostar, Mr Mladen Bosnjak, Chairman of Society of Journalist of B&H and Editor of magazine "Hercegovacke novine" from Ljubuski, Mr Dragan Mocevic, Director of Research Agency "Prime Communications" from Banja Luka, Mr Goran Mihajlovic, Editor of magazine "Pravda" from Banja Luka and Professor Fadil Ademovic, Professor and Publicist from Sarajevo.
7 October 2005
Confirmed end of mandate for three Council members: Mr Zoran Baros, journalist of "Kozarski vijesnik" from Prijedor, MA Ferdinand Zovko, Professor of Music and Opera Singer from Citluk and Mr Mirko Dabic, Judge and Chairman of the Association of Judges in RS, from Banja Luka.
25 April 2005
Appointed first National Chairman of the B&H Press Council: Ph.D. Drago Brankovic, Dean at the Faculty of Philosophy in Banja Luka. Appointed two Deputy Chairmen: Mr Jozo Pavkovic, Editor in Chief of "Vecernji list, B&H Edition" from Siroki Brijeg and Mr Emir Habul, Editor of Informative Program at "BH Radio 1" from Sarajevo.
End of mandate for the International Chairman of B&H Press Council, Professor Robert Pinker, member of the Press Complaints Commission of Great Britain.
25 February 2005
Appointed new members of the Press Council, representatives of press: Ms SENKA KURTOVIC, Editor in Chief of daily "Oslobodjenje" from Sarajevo, Mr ZVONIMIR JUKIC, journalist of daily "Dnevni list" from Mostar and Mr GORAN MIHAJLOVIC, Deputy Editor of daily "Glas Srpske" from Banja Luka. Also appointed one representative of public, Mr DRAGAN MOCEVIC, Director of the Public Research Agency "Prime Communications", from Banja Luka, instead of Ms Ljiljana Mijovic, Professor at the Law Faculty in Banja Luka.
17 February 2004
Independent Union of Journalists delegated new member of the Press Council, Ms VILDANA SELIMBEGOVIC, Editor in Chief of magazine "Dani". Ms Selimbegovic nominated instead of Mr Ivan Lovrenovic, journalist of magazine "Dani" and publicist from Sarajevo.
7 January 2004
Journalist Union of B&H delegated two new representatives in membership of the Press Council: professor FADIL ADEMOVIC, professor and publicist from Sarajevo, and Mr MLADEN BOSNJAK, Chairman of the Journalist Union of B&H and Editor of magazine "Hercegovacke novine" from Ljubuski. Representatives of the Union of Journalists of B&H nominated instead of Ph.D. Besim Spahic, Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo, and Mr Dario Novalic, Director of magazine "Start" from Sarajevo.
November 2003
Independent Union of Professional Journalists nominated designer, MA. AMRA ZULFIKARPASIC, Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, in membership of the B&H Press Council. Ms Zulfikarpasic replaced former representative of the association, Ph.D. Sacir Filandra, Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo.
June 2003
Independent Association of Journalists of RS nominated new member of the Press Council, Mr DRAGAN JERINIC, Editor in Chief of daily "Nezavisne novine" from Banja Luka. Mr Jerinic nominated instead of Mr Radmilo Sipovac, representative of the Independent Association of Journalists of RS.
11 February 2002
Accepted decision of Lord Wakeham, first International Chairman of the B&H Press Council, to step down from position of the International Chairman. Also, Lord Wakeham steps down from position of Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission of Great Britain, as moral act after being associated with financial fraud of the company "Enron" in U.K.
Professor ROBERT PINKER, acting Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission of Great Britain, nominated and appointed as the acting Chairman of the B&H Press Council.
August 2000
Journalists' Associations propose and approve nomination of first 12 B&H citizens in membership of the Council, 6 members representing press, 6 representing public: Representatives of press at the B&H Press Council: Mr IVAN LOVRENOVIC, journalist of magazine "Dani" from Sarajevo; Mr. ZORAN BAROS, journalist of "Kozarski vijesnik" from Prijedor; Mr RADMILO SIPOVAC, Editor in Chief of daily "Nezavisne novine" from Banja Luka; Mr JOZO PAVKOVIC, Editor in Chief of daily "Vecernji list, B&H Edition" from Siroki Brijeg; Mr DARIO NOVALIC, Director of magazine "START" from Sarajevo and Mr. EMIR HABUL, Editor of daily "Oslobodjenje" from Sarajevo. Representatives of public are: Ph.D. SACIR FILANDRA, Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences from Sarajevo, Mr MIRKO DABIC, judge and Chairman of the Association of Judges of RS from Banja Luka; Ph.D. LJILJANA MIJOVIC, Professor at the Law Faculty from Banja Luka, MA FERDINAND ZOVKO, Professor of Music and Opera Singer from Citluk; Ph.D. BESIM SPAHIC, Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo and Ph.D. DRAGO BRANKOVIC, Dean at the Faculty of Philosophy in Banja Luka.
Appointed first International Chairman of the B&H Press Council, Lord JOHN WAKEHAM, Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission of Great Britain. Lord Wakeham has accepted proposal of the Working Group for Establishment of the B&H Press Council to chair the Press Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Working Group believed that an international chairman can make balance between different national groups within the Press Council, and with his rich experience in self-regulation and good connections with international organisations ensure continuous work of this Council. According to the Statute, the Chairman was elected for two years, with possibility to extend his mandate.
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