Protagonista Ep 1: Stevan Dojčinović | A Reporter Between the Mafia and the Government

Описание: What does it mean to report in Serbia, where the boundary between political power and organized crime is fading, and perpetrators of violence are celebrated on national television?
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Timestamps
0:00– How the Punk Scene Led Stevan to Investigative Reporting
3:40– Crime in the Balkans: Why It Plays a Defining Role in the Region
6:20– Serbian Crime Group’s Slaughterhouse in Belgrade
13:55– How Crime Groups in Serbia Became Tied to the Government
20:06– How Corruption Enabled the Killing of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić
26:00– Why Relationships Between Organized Crime and the Serbian Government Are Stronger Than Ever
28:38 – Best TV Interview with Serbian Organized Crime Boss
29:45 – How Serbian Judge Delayed Sentence Because of a Reality Show
32:13 – The Zemun Clan: Stevan’s Investigation that Angered the Government the Most
38:20 – Pain and Soul-Searching
41:38 – Years of Tabloid Smear Campaigns Against Stevan
44:00 – The Mental Toll of Reporting on Organized Crime

In a candid interview with Serbian investigative journalist and OCCRP regional editor Stevan Dojčinović, we gain insight into what it means to report from his country. Dojčinović describes the deep ties between Serbia’s mafia clans and the political establishment, and reflects on years of investigative work in which he was surveilled, smeared, and branded an “enemy of the state.”

Protagonista is a podcast series hosted by investigative journalist and OCCRP regional editor Pavla Holcová, featuring personal in-depth conversations with top European reporters on the failures, challenges, drama, and absurdities behind some of their biggest investigations.

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is one of the largest investigative journalism organizations in the world. A mission-driven nonprofit newsroom, OCCRP partners with other media outlets to publish stories that lead to real-world action.

The project was created with the contribution of Dystopic Requiem Quartet and Árpád Soltész, directed by David Dusa and produced by Emilie Blézat (Dark Riviera & Sciapode). Protagonista is a War Room Content project, a partnership between Dark Riviera, investigace.cz, Sciapode, Reporters Without Borders, YLE, NeedCompany, the Segerstedt Institute University of Gothenburg, Serial Killer, SerienCamp, co-funded by the European Union.

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