OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports development of MINA News Agency

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro provided the MINA News Agency with technical equipment on 24 April to support its further development as the only Montenegrin news agency.

Jaša Jovićević, the executive director of the MINA agency, said that the Mission’s support through the provision of equipment will significantly improve and facilitate the work of journalists, in line with the transformation of that media into a multimedia agency.

“MINA continues to develop its services, especially the video service that we launched a few years ago and which is constantly growing. This is confirmed by the number of our stories used by other media on a daily basis,” said Jovićević.

In this sense, as he stated, the equipment, which included cameras and the studio lighting system, is particularly important.

Evan Eberle, the Mission’s Media Programme Manager, said, Mina is a source of fact-checked and verified information for both the media and the Montenegrin public. “Mina embarked on a journey to be a more sustainable news service and expand its audience reach by offering new content and different formats. We welcome the cooperation with Mina and look forward to a technically improved video service reaching all segments of society,” said Eberle.

Jovićević thanked the OSCE Mission, which recognized the importance of the work of the MINA agency and its contribution to timely and objective information of the public about events in the country and abroad.

MINA News Agency is the only national news agency in Montenegro, founded in 2001 in Podgorica.