Journalist Nadežda Gaće Passes Away

After a long and severe illness, renowned Yugoslav and Serbian journalist Nadežda Gaće passed away last night. She was the founder and editor-in-chief of the weekly Novi magazin, one of the founders of the Press Council, and the Chair of its Managing Board from 2013 to 2014.

Nadežda Gaće was born in 1950 in Inđija. She completed classical high school in Split and studied Yugoslav literature and the Serbian language at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade. She had been engaged in journalism since 1974, beginning her career at Radio Television Belgrade (RTB), where she advanced to the position of editor and commentator.

Following the infamous Eighth Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia in 1987, Gaće was suspended from her role as an editor-commentator at RTB. She subsequently resigned and continued her journalism career at Jutel and the Ljubljana-based newspaper Delo. After Jutel was shut down and the breakup of Yugoslavia, she worked for Borba, Naša Borba, and Danas. In 2011, she founded the publishing company Agenda2020, along with the weekly Novi magazin and its accompanying news portal.

She served two terms as president of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (NUNS) from 2006 to 2010.

Beyond leaving an indelible mark on the media landscape, Nadežda Gaće was the author of several notable books. As a tireless advocate for human rights, she was also among the founders of several esteemed non-governmental organizations.