Category: Media Watch

 http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Croatia Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Croatia Introduction Background: In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became an…

 I heard this evening that PBS will show a documentary on Otpor on March 31, 2002. Let’s keep a watch for inaccuracies. John Kraljic Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions…

 Rijeka’s daily newspaper, Novi list, is (finally) on-line. Here’s the site: http://www.novilist.hr./ John Kraljic Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles…

 http://www.dartreview.com/issues/2.4.02/split.html Nationalism in Split, Croatia by Christian Hummel Robert Kaplan’s praised (and despised) Balkan Ghosts considers the region through the eyes of a well-informed traveler. Rather than merely reporting what he sees or writing tales of the…

 Public TV in Croatia During the transition process in Croatia following the first multiparty elections in 1990, at which time a new state was established in conditions of war, media freedom found itself at the…

 http://www.washtimes.com/world/20020317-75538518.htm March 17, 2002 Divided rivals vie to lead opposition By Jeffrey T. Kuhner THE WASHINGTON TIMES The race for the leadership of Croatia’s main opposition party has become a struggle between two candidates with different economic…

Dear All, Please view these links and let me know, through your eyes, what is their value. Especially one before the last one. Nenad Postage Stamps of the Republic of Croatia Postage…

 Nenad, I want to notify you about the following article from the Entertainment section of the Washington Post about the movie, “Harrison’s Flowers.” I will be writing a note to the Post myself,…

  Op-ed Please do not send messages like “why did you put this letter up on the web”. You have to be able to read between the lines. The reason is to know. If…

 Subj: Serbo-Croatian at UCLA ! I recently saw on the web that UCLA is still teaching Serbo-Crotian !!!! I find it redicuolus and unbelivable that a universitry as big as UCLA still offers…

 Letters to the Editor The New York Times New York, NY. March 5, 2002 Dear Editor: The news article about Milosevic’s trial (March 2) mentions that Mr. Bogdanic, the Serb director of the so-called “documentary” film: “Yugoslavia, the Avoidable…

 In a new episode of Law & Order CI (aired March 2nd) story revolves around a naturalized Serbian “debt collector” who uses kidnapping methods to extract money from their victims. Before immigrating into the US…

 Subj:Bloody NGO’s “Get knotted” would the British reaction to such people. Brian Croatian, Bosnian, Yugoslav NGOs advocate free trade zone BBC Monitoring Service – United Kingdom; Feb 28, 2002 Text of report in English by Croatian news…

 Bush Seeks To Rein In U.N. Courts U.S. Wants Timetable To Close Tribunals, Citing Some Abuses By Jess BRAVIN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WASHINGTON-The Bush administration is seeking a firm timetable for shutting down…

 We also have NBC sports contributor Mike Celizic who can be reached at elsombrero@hotmail.com Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World….

 Harpers Magazine Issues Correction On page 86 of the February 2002 issue of Harpers Magazine, the following correction was issued: “Correction The introduction to “Planning Croatia’s Final Solution” [Readings, December 2001] incorrectly stated the number of Serbs…

 Goran Visnjic graces the cover of the March 2002 issue of Esquire (US edition). A short but excellent article is included in the magazine. Unfortunately, the story is still not on the internet. John Kraljic Distributed…

 from the NBC site: Questions for NBC Sports Email to: sports@msnbc.com Also: nbcshows@nbc.com http://www.nbc.com/nbc/footer/Contact_Us.shtml Write to: Viewer Relations 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Op-ed USE IT ! Nenad It’s not too late for Croatian coverage in this year’s games. The Kostelic siblings…

 Hi Nenad, In response to some of the comments generated by NBC’s biased broadcast of the most watched opening of the Winter Olympic ceremonies in history, I have to agree that NBC needs to re…