Inoslav Bešker is a Croatia

Croatia

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n journalist.

Bešker started his journalistic career in 1967. Since 1989 he has been working as a correspondent from Rome

Rome

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 for Vjesnik

Vjesnik

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, Večernji list

Vecernji list

Večernji list is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Zagreb.The newspaper was started in the 1950s and it is today one of two largest daily newspapers in Croatia...

, BBC

BBC

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, Radio 101

Radio 101 (Croatia)

Radio 101 - Independent radio station, with alternative and latest music and breaking news in Croatia. It broadcasts from Zagreb and has a regional license for the City of Zagreb and the Zagreb County, an audience of about 1,200,000 people. It is one of the most popular radio stations in Zagreb...

, Danas, Croatian Radiotelevision

Croatian Radiotelevision

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 and Globus

Globus (weekly)

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. Since 2000 he is a correspondent and columnist for Jutarnji list

Jutarnji list

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.

Bešker has a degree in journalism from the University of Zagreb

University of Zagreb

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. He obtained a Ph.D. in Comparative Slavistics

Slavistics

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 from the University of Milan

University of Milan

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 in 2001 and currently teaches at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Bologna

University of Bologna

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. His research interests include Croatian

Croatian literature

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 and Bosnian literature, Morlachs

Morlachs

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 in European literature, onomastics

Onomastics

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 of Croatia, toponomastics of the Balkans

Balkans

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, heortology

Heortology

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 and investigative journalism

Investigative journalism

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. He is a supporter of democratic left-wing causes and is a member of the advisory board of the Novi Plamen

Novi Plamen

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magazine.

Bešker was named Journalist of the Year by the Croatian Journalists' Association

Croatian Journalists' Association

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 in 2003 and received a Life Achievement Award from the same organization in 2007.

Sources

• Inoslavu Beškeru nagrada za životno djelo
• Inoslav Bešker at the Ruđer Bošković Institute
• Inoslav Bešker at the Croatian Writers Society