Businessman Boban Rajić also became the owner of NIN magazine. The editor-in-chief, Luka Micheta, has already been appointed, although the change of ownership has not been registered in the APR
Boban Rajić entered the newspaper-publishing business in August 2019 by purchasing Večernje novosti, and then became the owner of Politika newspaper and magazine, he also became the owner of NIN magazine. The newspaper and publishing company NIN doo is transferring the ownership of its entire publishing portfolio and the rights to the NIN brand (Nedeljne informativne novine) to the company Politika novine i magazini doo (PNM), announced NIN.
Almost at the same time, Politika announced that NIN was returning under the umbrella of Politika.
“This symbolically connects two great journalistic legacies – NIN, founded in 1935, and Politika, which has been published since 1904. This return to the mother house, where NIN spent its longest and most significant period of existence, will be formalized through the registration of publishing rights in the following period,” she announced. Politics.
Who is Luka Micheta?
The chief editor will be Luka Micheta. In Micheta’s official biography on the website of the publishing house Laguna, it is stated that he graduated from the First Belgrade High School and that he studied economics at the University of Belgrade. He has been engaged in journalism since 1980, and during his career he worked as a commentator and editor of the Student newspaper, editor and commentator of the weekly NIN, columnist for Pobjeda from Podgorica and editor of The Drum magazine in English within B92.
In 2003, he was appointed general manager of Tanjug. He is also known to the public as the first Serbian journalist who interviewed Pope Benedict XVI. Since 2024, he is the author and host of the Sinteza show on Newsmax Balkans television.
In addition to his journalistic work, Micheta is the author of numerous books in the fields of history, politics and biography. His books about medieval Serbia and Serbian rulers, among them: Stefan Nemanja, Stefan Prvovenčani, Stefan Dečanski, Dušan Silni, Despot Stefan Lazarević, King Milutin, Karađorđe, as well as the extensive study “Nemanjići: biography”, attracted special attention of the readership.
He also published the works “Serbs and Democracy”, “The Fate of the Bosniaks”, “Sulejman, Hurem and the Serbs”, “The Return of the King” and “The Legacy of Saint Sava”.
On the occasion of his appointment to the new position, Micheta told the NIN website:
“The future of NIN is not a choice between paper and screen, but the ability to preserve fundamental values in both spaces – quality and trust. The printed format remains a space for slower and thoughtful reading, while digital media enable speed and dialogue with the world in real time. The vision is – that in the era of digital noise and fragmented information and often unverified narratives, as well as algorithmic filters – we foster a symbiosis of traditional and digital approaches to journalism, journalism that investigates, contextualizes and preserves I see the development of NIN through the combination of its tradition and the innovations of the digital age. I believe that the future of the media will not belong to those who manage to preserve integrity and an authentic relationship with reality. I am still convinced that a good text has the power to enrich the reader and leave a mark that lasts longer than the daily information.”
Media mogul?
Six years and five months ago Boban Rajic through his company Media 026 doo Vučak, became the owner of Kompania Novosti (publisher of the daily Večernje Novosti).
From May 25, 2022, Politika and Večernje novosti have the same owner, that Boban Rajić’s Media 026 registered as the owner of 50 percent of the company “Politika novine i magazini”. The documentation for the change of registered ownership was submitted, according to the documentation, by Boban Rajić – personally.
This purchase and sale was announced by businessman Miroslav Bogićević, who sold his stake in Politika to Boban Rajić, the owner of Novosti, although it is interesting that Bogićević was not formally “conducted” anywhere as the owner of Politika.
Who is Boban Rajic?
Portal Screaming wrote about Boban Rajić back in 2019. The state-owned enterprise “Štamparija Borba”, the owner of Novosti, agreed to conclude a contract under which Rajić will buy this old Serbian newspaper for around 300 million dinars – slightly more than 2,5 million euros. At that time, Rajić was the owner of several companies, and he was also the director of the company “Coka”, which, according to the portal Raskrikavanje, he was the owner of until September 2018.
Source: N1/Vreme
