Tanjug (/'tʌnjʊg/) ( sr-cyr, Танјуг; sometimes stylized as TANJUG) was a Serbian state news agency based in
Belgrade
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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
![Tanjug Belgrade](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Tanjug_Belgrade.jpg)
Founded on 5 November 1943 as
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
's official news agency, its name is an
acronym
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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
Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool
The Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool (NANAP) was a cooperation system among news agencies of Non-Aligned countries, which lasted from 1975 to mid-1990s. The NANAP was initially led, funded, and supported by Yugoslavia's Tanjug, and gathered many st ...
(NANAP), a collaborating group of news agencies of the
Non-Aligned Movement
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide.
The movement originated in the aftermath o ...
(NAM). Tanjug professionals helped equip and train journalists and technicians of state media in other NAM countries, mainly in
Africa
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and
South Asia
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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
public–private partnership
A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P, or P3) is a long-term arrangement between a government and private sector institutions.Hodge, G. A and Greve, C. (2007), Public–Private Partnerships: An International Performance Review, Public Administ ...
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.
See also
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Media agencies in Serbia
References
External links
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1943 establishments in Serbia
Companies based in Belgrade
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