Neda Krmpotić (

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, 16 October 1921 –

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, 22 June 1974) was a Croatian and Yugoslav journalist. She was a contributor and domestic politics editor in Jugopress

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from 1952 to 1958, before moving on to work in ''

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'' as a contributor and the head of the paper's

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office. In 1963–1966, Krmpotić was the

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of Vjesnik, and then a political columnist in ''Vjesnik'' and ''

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''. In her column, she supported the reform faction of the ruling

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(SKH) and advocated economic and political reforms in Yugoslavia demanded by the SKH leadership during the 1967–1971

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. Following the purge of the SKH reformists in 1971, Krmpotić was compelled to resign. She was banned from further journalistic work and forced to retire in 1972. Krmpotić is the recipient of 1968

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– a life achievement award for journalism in Croatia.

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