DEVEDESETE U NEDELJNIKU VREME: SEĆANJA I ISKUSTVA JEDNOG RATNOG REPORTERA
THE NINETIES IN THE WEEKLY NEWS MAGAZINE VREME: MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES OF A WAR REPORTER

Author(s): Katarina Beširević
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: Građanske inicijative
Keywords: War Reporters; Vreme; Media; The Nineties Wars; Yugoslavia
Summary/Abstract: The role of a war reporter is often associated with action and heroism, a stereotype imposed by movies and popular culture. However, the reality of this profession is somewhat different. In this paper I explore the realities hidden behind this imagined picture of a war reporter by looking into the memories and experiences of a journalist and correspondent from the Belgrade weekly Vreme, during the wars in Croatia and Bosnia (1991–1995). The stories and impressions Filip Švarm shared with me are presented in this paper, not just with the purpose of defying the stereotypical image of a war reporter, but also as a display of a different perspective on Serbian media during the nineties, which are often analyzed based on the writings and broadcasting of the pro-regime media. Additionally, the analysis of Vreme offers a more comprehensive view of the news magazine’s place in the Serbian political context during the first half of the nineties. This is quite important for understanding the place and role of Filip Švarm as an individual and a war reporter of Vreme in the two Yugoslav wars.

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