N1 TV has been nominated for the 2025 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Courage Prize, a press release on the organization’s portal said.
The Courage Prize is awarded to journalists, media or NGOs who demonstrate courage in the practice, defence or promotion of journalism in a hostile environment and despite threats to their freedom or safety. The 2025 laureates will be announced at the RSF Festival in Paris on November 15, marking the 40th anniversary of the RSF.
“The personnel of the N1 TV news channel embody journalistic courage in Serbia, where press freedom is at an all-time low. The only major TV channel providing reliable coverage of the increasingly violent mass protests against corruption since November 2024, it has been subjected to constant hostility from the authorities. The Serbian president’s absurd accusations of “pure terrorism” and attempted “coup d’état” have sparked dozens of physical attacks and death threat against N1. Since June, its journalists have also been defending its editorial independence in the face of interventions by its leading shareholder, against a backdrop of regulatory pressure,” the press release said.
N1 is one 29 journalists, photojournalists and media outlets nominated in 5 categories – the Courage Prize, the Impact Prize, the Independence Prize, the Mohamed Maïga Prize for African Investigative Journalism and the Lucas Dolega-SAIF Photo Prize.
Source: N1
