Table of Contents

Yugoslav media in Tito's time; Serbia - manufacturing enemies; Croatia versus Serbia - lying for the homeland; Bosnia - ground zero; post-Dayton's missing opportunities; 2000 - change begins; policy recommendations.

Reviews

Among newspaper editors in the former Yugoslavia, Kemal Kurspahic showed how to challenge communism, nationalism, and the politics of hate. With "Prime Time Crime, " he leads the way again, with a penetrating account of how many media outlets in his old homeland worked to turn communities against each other. He writes with a pain and passion informed by his own experience, but with the insight he gained by stepping back for a wider view.--Tom Gjelten, NPR correspondent and author of "Sarajevo Daily"

Anyone who thinks Slobodan Milosevic left no paper trail is looking in the wrong place. Kemal Kurspahic's fascinating book documents how Milosevic seized control of the media, directed it, and organized the mechanism for propagating the Big Lie turning truth on its head. As nationalism took over, a lot of journalists sold out their principles. But there are heroes in the story, the courageous few who never yielded to the demagogues. This is a rich, absorbing, and cautionary tale.--Roy Gutman, Newsweek correspondent and author of "A Witness to Genocide""