Robert Čoban ( sr-cyr, Роберт Чобан; born July 27, 1968, in Bač, Vojvodina,

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) is the co-owner and president of the

n media company Color Press Group.

Education

Čoban attended primary school at "Vuk Karadžić" in Bač, and attended the secondary school for economics "Dr. Radivoje Uvalić" in

Bačka Palanka Bačka Palanka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка Паланка, ; hu, Palánka) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube. In 2011 the tow ...

. He attended the Faculty of Law at Novi Sad, graduating in 1993. He served in the

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from 1987 to 1988 in Pirot, in the same unit as Ramush Haradinaj.

Family

He is married to Sandra, born 1975. He has two daughters, Elena (born 2004) and India (born 2006).

Professional career

Čoban worked as a correspondent from Novi Sad for the

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newspaper '' Večernje novosti'', the

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newspaper ''

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'' and the

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newspaper ''

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'' (1990–1991). He was the editor-in-chief of the student magazine ''

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'' and of the independent magazine '' Nezavisni index'' (1992). He was the Editor-in-chief of the magazine '' Svet'' from 1993 to 2005 which resulted in establishment of the Color Press Group. During the trial of Slobodan Milosevic in the Hague Tribunal in 2003, one of the protected Prosecution witnesses stated that in 1992, he received an order from the State Security Service of Yugoslavia to place wiretapping devices in the editorial office of the newspaper edited by Robert. Color Press Group is the largest magazine publisher in the

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with companies in all former Yugoslav republics, which publishes 110 magazines, runs 21 Internet portals and organizes over 70 conferences and festivals annually. The company's portfolio includes numerous licensed titles such as "The Economist", "Diplomacy & Commerce", "Hello!", "Brava Casa", "Gloria", "Story", "Grazia" and many others. Some of the most important conferences organized by the Color Press Group are " Pro Femina", "Food Talk", "The Economist: The World in...", "Digital", "Book Talk", "CSR Serbia", "Serbia Goes Green”, “Teen Talk”. During 2020, he started a series of short bicycle trips through the villages of Vojvodina. During these rides, he visits museums and cultural landmarks, which resulted in several projects aimed at protecting cultural heritage. One of the projects is "Castles of Serbia: Protection of Heritage Culture", which is supported by the

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and the

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. He publishes travelogues in the weekly ''Vreme'', the daily newspaper ''Dnevnik'' and on tourist portals, such as the portal ''travelblog.rs''. Today, Čoban is the President of the company Color Press Group.

References

External links

Official Site
* ttp://www.bhdani.com/arhiva/242/t24214.shtml Čoban za milione ovaca, ''BH Dani'' February 1, 2002br>Balkanski kralj žute štampe, ''GLOBUS'' January 27, 2006Blic vodič kroz Novi Sad: Robert Čoban od Bača do Zmaj Jovine ulice Od jogurt revolucije pobegao - u bioskop, ''Blic'', May 7, 2007Tadiću, nemoj da potpišeš ovaj Zakon o informisanju, ''Pravda'' July 25, 2009
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