Denis has worked as a journalist since 2006, starting his career in Oslobodjenje, a daily newspaper in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has also worked for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting IWPR in Sarajevo and The Hague, reporting on transitional justice issues and covering war crimes trials related to the 1992-1995 conflict in Bosnia.
He joined BIRN in August 2008 and has since worked as a journalist, deputy editor and chief editor for BIRN BiH before being named Executive Director and Editor in October 2019. He has won multiple individual awards for transitional justice reporting, and BIRN BIH received the European press prize special award under his leadership.
Summer School of Investigative Reporting 2025 Session
Reporting in times of crisis – war crimes reporting
The session will introduce journalists to the basics of international humanitarian law, and reporting about war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. I will explain the journalistic techniques which can be used in real time reporting as well as in situations where atrocities have occurred in the past. Special emphasis will be given to interviewing victims who were or are traumatised.