Purge at Serbian Radio and Television The new acting editor-in-chief of the news program of Radio and Television of Serbia (RTS), Borivoje Uskokovic, confirmed today in a conversation with the Union of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) that eight editors have been removed from their positions. According to him, they did not act in the public interest and did not meet professional journalistic standards. Oskokovic told ONS that he fired the editor of the RTS website Zoran Stanojovic, the editor of the program Serbia Today and the network of regional correspondents' bureaus, Vesna Šilgović, the editor of the morning programs and in Belgrade, Nikolina Rakić, the editor of the Oko program Gorislav Papic, the editor of the diaspora department, as well as the diaspora department. The editors of the news edition of Yoman 2 Milica Nedić, Dušan Ubović and Roja Jarmić-Torodić. "The public has criticized these people for a long time, and the majority have come to the conclusion that public broadcasting should act in the interests of the citizens, because they own it. In short, the work was not performed for the benefit of the company and not in accordance with the principles of our profession," Okokovich said. When asked if his appointment itself complies with the established rules, he replied that the appointment of the editor-in-chief was the responsibility of the CEO. According to him, RTS CEO Mania Garcic appointed him based on the proposal of the trade unions and the list of students. As Oskokovich said, the representatives of the "Independence" trade unions and the trade union in industry, as well as several organizations of trade unions that do not have representative status, participated in the discussion about the candidacy. Oskokovic found out about his appointment after the meeting. He was informed that he received the necessary support, among other things because he had previously participated in the competition for the post of general director of RTS. - About Serbia in Russian.