{"id":32412,"date":"2026-09-18T11:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/fellowship\/maria-popovic-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:27:45","slug":"maria-popovic-2","status":"publish","type":"fellowship","link":"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/en\/fellowship\/maria-popovic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Popovi\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria Popovi\u0107 is a journalist, editor and civil society professional with more than 20 years of experience in journalism and media. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the independent local news portal <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pravo u centar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a co-founder of the civil society organization<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Centre for Growth and Development. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her work focuses on public-interest journalism, local accountability, human rights, media freedom, transparency and community issues. She has extensive experience in reporting, editorial coordination, investigative and field-based journalism, as well as cooperation with civil society organizations and media networks. 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