Serbia, BiH journalists collaborate to show human side of conflicts

The initiative was motivated by the example of Srdjan Aleksic, who died in 1993 defending his Bosniak friend from the Bosnian Serb Army. [Rade Aleksic]

Serbia, BiH journalists collaborate to show human side of conflicts

Journalists' associations in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina launched a project to promote co-existence and understanding in the region.

The initiative was motivated by the example of Srdjan Aleksic, who died in 1993 defending his Bosniak friend from the Bosnian Serb Army. [Rade Aleksic]

Journalists from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have launched a series of TV documentary films and investigative reports about the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia that highlight positive actions during the time.

The project, titled "Living Together," falls under the auspices of the EU Media Fund. Journalists involved in the work said positive stories can lead to better understanding between the western Balkan nations and religions.

Representatives from the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina and the Association of BH Journalists said that in a sea of negativity, the individuals, organisations and initiatives that helped people on the "other side of the front" have been pushed aside.

"Those who sowed the seed of good in a time of evil, who did what was in their power to stop the war or to at least give hope that a life different than the one we were living at the time and the consequences of which we are still living was possible, have been sidelined. Saving one human life can sometimes equal saving mankind or at least humanity," a statement at the opening of the project said.

The project was launched in March and will last through the summer of 2015.

Nedim Sejdinovic of the Independent Journalists' Association in Vojvodina told SETimes that the films will be broadcast throughout the region starting in early 2015...

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