Tretman aneksionog i ustavnog statusa Bosne i Hercegovine u osječkom uglednom dnevniku Narodna obrana
TREATMENT OF THE ANNEXATION AND CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN THE ESTEEMED OSIJEK NEWSPAPER NARODNA OBRANA

Summary/Abstract: At the beginning of the 20th century, the newspapers in Slavonia and in the city of Osijek were promptly and regularly informing the public about the more important political, economic and cultural events in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The publication of the daily newspaper Narodna obrana roughly coincides with the period in which the Croatian-Hungarian Settlement was in power, i.e. it covers the period of Austrian occupation and annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Everyday life in Bosnia and Herzegovina, aside from the great topics, was represented in Osijek newspapers, regularly in the form of brief information on issues such as for example the budget of the city of Sarajevo, development of infrastructural buildings, appointments of administrative staff, etc. Of course, if we compare the only present day newspaper with those from 100 years ago, we will find differences in the quantitative approach, in the range and volume of presented information. Maybe the answer to the question why there are such differences can be found in the fact that newspapers were the only representative medium and that more newspapers were published in Osijek then than today. Namely, in addition to the already mentione “Narodna obraa”, Osijek had several other newspapers, most of which were published over a shorter period of time. These include “Osječki tjednk” – a unionist newspaper “Narodni prijatej” – newspaper published by Serbian radicals “Židovska smota” – a newspaper of the Osijek Jews “Volksrect” – a newspaper published by the social democrats “Die Dru” “Slavonische Pres”, and others. In the preparation for the presentation of this paper, we have focused on two important events: Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908 and Promulgation of the Constitution – Land Statute in 1910. The paper has the following conception: there are quotations of headlines and short excerpts from the contents of newspaper articles which are the commented. Such conception gives an easy-to-survey overall insight into the interest with whic “Narodna obrana” was covering social and other events and circumstances in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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