Serbia Indicts Four for Milosevic-Era Journalist Murder

(Reuters) - Serbia's top state prosecutor charged four former state security officers on Friday over the 1999 killing of opposition newspaper publisher and journalist Slavko Curuvija during the rule of late strongman president Slobodan Milosevic. .. Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

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Atlantic Books has won a "competitive" six-way auction to publish Guardian journalist Oliver Milman’s "terrifying and compelling" debut, The Insect Crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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What do old tales of exorcism and murder say about how men see women now? Not much.

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By studying a few grains of pollen, she can trace a murderer’s footsteps

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Lyra McKee anthology to show 'subtlety and courage' of murdered reporter

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'Well done': home affairs chief Mike Pezzullo praised police for raiding journalist's home

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Changing the journalistic climate: what role does philanthropy play in reporting news?

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