Katarina Vojnovic, Serbia
Katarina is a young journalist with regional media experience and a strong background in TV news reporting. Between 2023 and 2025, she worked for Al Jazeera Balkans, where she focused on on-air reporting and producing TV news and in-depth features covering politics, society, and human rights topics in Serbia and the Western Balkans. Her extensive professional training includes a BIRN internship in investigative journalism, the SUSI Program for Young Leaders in Journalism and Media, and a workshop on reporting on hate speech. Katarina received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Belgrade. Besides her native Serbian, she speaks advanced English and elementary Italian.
About RFE/RL’s Fellowships
RFE/RL’s fellowships contribute to the professional development of aspiring journalists while supporting media freedom and independence. Each fellowship is guided by our mission to provide accurate, independent journalism that supports democracy and human rights.
RFE/RL selects Fellows through a highly competitive process. Programs equip Fellows with innovative journalistic skills and involve them in the daily editorial debates and discussions that inform a professional and independent press. Through this process, our Fellows become standard-bearers of the journalistic profession and leaders in their communities, online, and on air.
Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellowship
The Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellowship is available to aspiring, independent journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation. In the cases of Belarus and Russia, only journalists living outside of these two countries can apply. The purpose of the Fellowship is to help journalists from the region pursue their profession in support of media pluralism and independence. Fellows spend six months at RFE/RL’s headquarters in Prague, where they are placed with an appropriate language service, and a final month at a local RFE/RL bureau (if applicable).
Jiri Dienstbier Journalism Fellowship
The Jiri Dienstbier Journalism Fellowship is available to aspiring, independent journalists in the Western Balkans. Fellows spend six months at RFE/RL’s headquarters in Prague, where they are placed with an appropriate language service, and a final month at a local RFE/RL bureau.