Željko Kopanja
Željko Kopanja (21 October 1954 – 8 August 2016) was a Bosnian Serb newspaper editor. He was the director of the newspaper Nezavisne Novine. The Christian Science Monitor described him as an equal critic of all parties without regard to ethnicity and "probably the most feared journalist in Bosnia and Herzegovina."[1] He was born in Kotor Varoš, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia.
Željko Kopanja | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1954 |
| Died | 8 August 2016 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Organization | Nezavisne Novine |
| Known for | 1999 car bomb attack |
| Awards | International Press Freedom Award (2000) Hellman-Hammett grant (2000) |
In October 1999, he lost both legs in a car bomb attack in apparent retaliation for his reporting on war crimes by Bosnian Serbs.[2] He died from cardiac arrest on 8 August 2016 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina at the age of 61.[3]
References
- ↑ Arie Farnam (6 September 2001). "Bosnian newspaper crosses ethnic divide". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Preminuo Željko Kopanja, vlasnik Nezavisnih novina". n1info.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ RS publisher and journalists Zeljko Kopanja dies