The Beta Press d.o.o., or more commonly the Beta News Agency (Serbian Cyrillic: Новинска агенција Бета), is a Serbian news media agency headquartered in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It was established in 1992.
Native name | Новинска агенција Бета |
|---|---|
| Industry | News media |
| Founded | 18 March 1992 |
| Headquarters | , Serbia |
Key people | Radomir Diklić (Director) |
| Revenue |  €0.56 million (2018)[1] |
 0.002 million (2018)[1] | |
| Total assets | €0.26 million (2018)[2] |
| Total equity |  €0 (2018)[2] |
| Owner | See ownership structure |
Number of employees | 49 (2018) |
| Website | beta |
History
It was established on 19 March 1992 with aim to "provide full and objective coverage of events in the country (Serbia) and the region of Southeast Europe".[3]
In 2000, the agency was fined by the government (the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia under Slobodan Milošević) for publishing anti-establishment materials. The agency was fined 150,000 dinars (approx. US$12,860 or €13,630 at the time), and the agency's director and chief editor were each fined 80,000 dinars (approx. US$6,860 or €7,270 at the time). The fines were denounced by Reporters Without Borders.[4] Over the time, it has received funds from the National Endowment for Democracy.[5]
Ownership
The following organizations and individuals compose the ownership structure:
- Radomir Diklić (12.5%)
- Ljubica Marković (12.5%)
- Dragan Janjić (12.5%)
- Branislava Nikšić (12.5%)
- Julija Bogoev-Ostojić (12.5%)
- Dušan Reljić (12.5%)
- Beta Press d.o.o. (6.25%)
- Media Investment Loan Fund (6.25%)
- Zlata Kureš (6.25%)
- Ivan Cvejić (6.25%)
