The OsloboÃÂenje (; ; 'Liberation') is the Bosnian national daily newspaper, published in Sarajevo. It is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded on 30 August 1943, in the midst of World War II, on a patch of territory liberated by Partisans, in what was otherwise a German-occupied country, the paper gained recognition over the years for its high journalistic standards and has been a recipient of numerous domestic and international awards.
The OsloboÃÂenje was founded on 30 August 1943 in Donja Trnova near Ugljevik, as an anti-Nazi newspaper. The first issue was printed on August 30, 1943 in Donja Trnova near Ugljevik as a newsletter of the National Liberation Front for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first editor was Rodoljub ÃÂolakoviÃÂ.
Apart from Rodoljub ÃÂolakoviÃÂ, the main articles for the first issue were written by Avdo Humo and Hasan BrkiÃÂ, also editors. The two were assisted by professional journalists Vilko Winterhalter and Milan GavriÃÂ, and writers Skender Kulenoviàand Branko ÃÂopiÃÂ. Meà ¡a Selimoviàwas one of the founders of the OsloboÃÂenje. In the first issue of the OsloboÃÂenje, Selimoviàwrote an article about the Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union, according to information he heard on radio stations Moscow and Free Yugoslavia.
The first courier was Raif DizdareviÃÂ. He delivered the first issues of the OsloboÃÂenja to Jajce, where the AVNOJ was already being prepared.
The second (September) issue was also printed in Donja Trnova, without markings of the place of publication and printing due to the danger of an enemy attack. During the World War II, the newspaper was also printed in Tuzla (the third, October issue), the village of Busije near Ribnik (the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh issues), in MeÃÂeÃÂe Brdo near Sanica (from the eighth to the 12th issue) and in Jajce (from 13 to 29 issues). On April 12, 1945, the 30th issue of OsloboÃÂenje was published, the last in the World War II, which was printed in Sarajevo, which has been the headquarters of this newspaper since then.
In mid 1970s, while SR Bosnia and Herzegovina was a part of SFR Yugoslavia, the newspaper run a subsidiary office in Frankfurt in West Germany which published the edition targeted at numerous Yugoslav workers ('gastarbeiter') and other citizens living in the country.
On August 30, 1973, Josip Broz Tito sent congratulations to newspaper on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. It was then established Day of the OsloboÃÂenjeâÂÂAugust 30.
The most prosperous time of the newspaper was 1984. The OsloboÃÂenje was included bid for the 1984 Winter Olympics, its preparations and implementation. All the capacities of the company, which had around 2,500 employees in 1984, were put to use for this historic, not only sporting, event. In the days of 14 Winter Olympics, the OsloboÃÂenje achieved the largest circulation, and the entire system a great business success. In 1984, the OsloboÃÂenje with 21 editions achieved 126 million printed copies of newspapers, magazines, publications and books. It was the year of the highest production for the OsloboÃÂenja printing house since the installation of a new rotation in 1980 in Sarajevo neighborhood of Nedà ¾ariÃÂi.
During the Bosnian war and the Siege of Sarajevo, the OsloboÃÂenje staff operated out of a makeshift newsroom in a bomb shelter after its 10-story office building had been destroyed. The war left five staff members dead and 25 wounded. Kjaà ¡if SmajloviÃÂ, the OsloboÃÂenje correspondent from Zvornik, was the first journalist victim of the Bosnian war.
On May 29, 1992, the OsloboÃÂenja building was set on fire. The first, but not the last time. For months, the Army of Republika Srpska did not give up its intentions of disabling and obstructing the work of the newspaper. No one expected the release of a new issue the next morning. However, at 6 o'clock in the morning, a news story was published on the front page with a photo of the fire and the message: OsloboÃÂenje ide dalje (The OsloboÃÂenje goes further). Three months later, the OsloboÃÂenje building was set on fire for the second time. After this attack, the skyscraper's eastern and western portions collapsed due to the fires weakening its support columns.
On April 9, 1993, among many people from around the world, US Senator Joe Biden visited the OsloboÃÂenje. At that time, his host was the newspaper's editor-in-chief, Kemal KurspahiÃÂ.
In 1993, it was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The editors of OsloboÃÂenje, Kemal Kurspahiàand Gordana Kneà ¾eviÃÂ, were named International Editors of the Year for 1993 by the World Press Review in New York, for their "bravery, tenacity, and dedication to the principles of journalism." Duo also received the Courage in Journalism Award in 1992 from the International Women's Media Foundation in Washington, D.C.. Kurspahiàwas also recipient of the Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard University in 1994, among other honors. Immediately after the war ended in 1995, editor-in-chief Mehmed Haliloviàaccepted the University of Missouri [Mizzou] Honor Medal from the School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri for continuous publication of the daily newspaper throughout the 1992âÂÂ95 siege of Sarajevo. Editor Zlatko Dizdareviàwon several international awards, including: âÂÂReporters sans frontieres-Fondation de Franceâ in Paris, the âÂÂBruno Kreiskyâ prize for human rights in Vienna, and the 'Paolo Borssalinoâ prize for journalistic courage in Rome. During the war, its staff, consisting of Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs, and Bosnian Croats, managed to print the paper every day, with one exception.
In 2006, the company was bought by way of the Sarajevo Stock Exchange by the Sarajevska pivara. In addition to the OsloboÃÂenje daily, this publishing house today has digital platformsâÂÂthe OsloboÃÂenje, Dani and Sport1 portals. As part of this corporation, there is also DjeÃÂja à ¡tampa (Male novine, Vesela sveska, Vesela sveska sveznalica), as well as television channels O Kanal, O Kanal Plus and O Kanal Music.
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The Kemal KurspahiàInternational Journalist Award is recognition to journalists who published the story in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin or Serbian. It is awarded every two years. The Hamza Bakà ¡iàAward is one and awarted only to journalists from the OsloboÃÂenje Service Media Group. It is awarded annually. They were awarded for the first time in 2023 on the 80th anniversary of the OsloboÃÂenje.