Portal Dan

Portal Dan is an online edition of the daily Dan, a Montenegrin newspaper in publication since 1999 and one of the country's most-read newspapers. Dan’s founder and editor-in-chief Duško Jovanović, was assassinated in 2004 in Podgorica, which had a huge influence on the media outlet. The masterminds and perpetrators of his assassination have never been discovered, and by this date, this represents the most severe case of an unresolved attack on media freedom in Montenegro.

Dan’s ownership is shared between its current director and editor-in-chief who hold half of the ownership, while the other half belongs to the widow of the deceased Duško Jovanović – Slavica Jovanović and their son Vojin Jovanović.

The publisher of Dan, Jumedia Mont, also publishes a weekly magazine called "Revija D." It also owns the radio station Radio "D" and is affiliated with the Radio "D plus". According to SimilarWeb, in the period from February to April 2023 the website had 2,19 million visits.

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Ownership Type

Private

Geographic Coverage

International

Content Type

Free

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Jumedia Mont

Ownership

Ownership Structure

Jumedia Mont d.o.o. is owner of Dan.
Mladen Milutinović and Jovanovic Family are the final beneficial owners.

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General Information

Founding Year

1998

Affiliated Interests Founder

Duško Jovanović

A Montenegrin lawyer, journalist, financial policeman, and politician, former director of the Republic Administration of Public Revenues, a member of the Parliament of Montenegro as a candidate of the Socialist People's Party, and editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dan. He was assassinated in 2004 while leaving the newsroom. The masterminds and perpetrators of his assassination have never been discovered, and to this date, this represents the most severe case of an unresolved attack on media freedom in Montenegro.

Affiliated Interests Ceo

Mladen Milutinović

A law graduate. He is the co-owner and executive director of the company "Jumedia Mont", which publishes the newspaper Dan, but also Portal Dan, a magazine "Revija D" and "Radio D". Milutinović is also affiliated with "Radio D plus" which is published by another company, MD Company d.o.o. and enlisted in Dan’s Impressum. Before joining Dan, Milutinović worked as a manager in the Directorate of Public Revenues as a Secretary. He is a representative of the "Duško Jovanović" Foundation. In addition, Milutinović appears as a co-investor in the construction business of a residential building in the centre of Podgorica.

Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief

Mladen Milutinović

A law graduate. He is the co-owner and executive director of the company "Jumedia Mont", which publishes the newspaper Dan, but also Portal Dan, a magazine "Revija D" and "Radio D". Milutinović is also affiliated with "Radio D plus" which is published by another company, MD Company d.o.o. and enlisted in Dan’s Impressum. Before joining Dan, Milutinović worked as a manager in the Directorate of Public Revenues as a Secretary. He is a representative of the "Duško Jovanović" Foundation. In addition, Milutinović appears as a co-investor in the construction business of a residential building in the centre of Podgorica.

Contact

13. jul bb Podgorica

E-mail: dan@t-com.me

Phone number: + 382 (0)20 481 520

Website: www.dan.co.me

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The data on the media outlet was collected from the Central Registry of business entities of Montenegro, Tax administration portal Taxis, website of the media and desk research. Audience shares are missing, since there is no credible centralized audience measuring mechanism in the country.
MOM team in Montenegro contacted the media outlet on August 18, 2023, as is the practice for Media Ownership Monitor, to invite the media owners to proactively disclose information relevant to the study.
The annual average exchange rate of the Central Bank for 2022 was used to convert EUR into USD (1,05).