Tanjug (/'tʌnjʊg/) ( sr-cyr, Танјуг; sometimes stylized as TANJUG) was a Serbian state news agency based in

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, which officially ceased to exist in March 2021. Since then, Belgrade based private company Tanjug Tačno, acquired the rights to use the intellectual property rights and trademarks of the former agency.

History

Founded on 5 November 1943 as

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's official news agency, its name is an

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of its full original native name '' Telegrafska agencija nove Jugoslavije'' ("Telegraphic Agency of New Yugoslavia"). From 1975 to the mid-1980s, Tanjug had a leading role in the

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(NANAP), a collaborating group of news agencies of the

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(NAM). Tanjug professionals helped equip and train journalists and technicians of state media in other NAM countries, mainly in

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and

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. On 31 October 2015, according to media reports, Tanjug ceased its operations due to financial problems. Soon after, state secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Information eventually dispelled these rumors, but acknowledged the difficulties and said a

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could be the solution to the problem. However, the agency continued working, signed contracts with state bodies and won various public tenders and other jobs related to news agencies. Also, since then most of its former employees are working on part-time contracts and have not guaranteed working rights. On 9 March 2021, Tanjug officially ceased to exist. Since then, Belgrade based private company Tanjug Tačno, owned by "Minacord media" (majority owner being

Željko Joksimović Željko Joksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Јоксимовић, ; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar ...

) and "Radiotelevizija Pančevo", acquired the 10-year rights to use the intellectual property rights and trademarks of the agency.

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