Esad Hećimović

Esad Hećimović (14 July 1963 – 30 April 2017 ) was a Bosnian investigative journalist and political analyst. At the time of his death, he was working as the Editor-in-chief at OBN TV Station in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and he was also one of the Founders and Board Members at the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom.[1] Hećimović has worked with a number of Western journalists and media outlets, including some Pulitzer Prize winners on crossborder investigations through the past 20 years. He was awarded for his contribution to investigative journalism by SEEMO and Central European Initiative in 2009[2] and was also awarded as The Journalist of the Year[3] in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the year 2011. His book, "Garibi - Mujahideens in Bosnia 1992-1999",[4] was a bestseller.

Esad Hećimović
Born(1963-07-14)July 14, 1963
Zenica, and Herzegovina
Died
Zenica
Resting placeCity cemetery "Prašnice" Zenica
NationalityBosnian
OccupationInvestigative journalist
Known forIslamism and Islamic terrorism in the Balkans
Notable work
"Garibi - Mujahideens in Bosnia 1992-1999"
Spouse(s)Selma Hećimović
ChildrenHena Hećimović

Education

Esad Hećimović attained a Bachelor's degree in philosophy and sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy, at the University of Sarajevo.

Besides this formal education, he attended the Economic Reporting Workshop in New York and Washington, D.C. in July–August 1999; a study trip abroad in Germany, Hungary and Turkey, including Ankara, Istanbul, Sanliurfa, Antalya; a lecture and public debate about reporting on war crimes "L'eccidio dei tre volontari italiani e i crimini di guerra in Bosnia. Tra memoria, ricerca della verità e giustizia" in Brescia, Italy; a State Department-sponsored conference on Bosnia in Washington, DC in 2003; attended conference on “Islamism and European security”[5] June 15–16, University of Aarhus, Denmark sponsored by the Danish Social Science Research Council and hosted by the Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus in 2006; a study trip program through the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office to study British Muslims[6] in London and Manchester also in 2006; attended conference on “Religious Extremism vs. International Peace Efforts: Lessons learned and preventive strategies in the Middle East and West Balkans”[7] National Defense Academy, Institute for Peace and Conflict Management, Vienna, Austria in 2007; was a featured speaker on transnational investigative journalism, SKUP[8] investigative journalism conference, Oslo, Norway in 2009; attended Warsaw Central Europe Initiative (CEI) Journalist's Forum in cooperation with SEEMO:[9] Special mention in recognition of "valuable contribution to investigative journalism" in 2009; attended the conference “Building historical narratives”,[10] The Bamiyan Project, Washington, Colonial Williamsburg in March 2011. He also attended the 22nd Workshop of the PfP Consortium Study Group “Regional Stability in South East Europe” “From Bosnia and Herzegovina to Northern Kosovo – Coping with the Remaining Impasses in the Western Balkans”[11] Chateau Rothschild, Reichenau / Rax in May 2011 and was a speaker at the NATO PA Rose-Roth Seminar[12] in 2015.

Career timeline

1986-1990: Correspondent for Večernje novosti, a Belgrade-based newspaper with highest circulation in the former Yugoslavia

1991-1992: Reporter for Muslimanski Glas, Sarajevo-based weekly

1992-1995: Political Analyst during wartime for Central Office and Main Board of SDA political party.

1992-1998: Political Analyst for Ljiljan, a weekly newspaper. Reported from Tehran, Iran on change of government in Iran and OIC summit.

1998 - 2010: Investigative journalist for BH Dani magazine[13]

2011: Deputy editor in chief at Oslobođenje[14]

Esad Hecimovic accepting the Journalist of the Year Award in Banja Luka

2012: Deputy editor in chief at Dani

2013: Editor of informative programme at OBN TV Sarajevo

2015: Founding Member at European Center for Press and Media Freedom[15]

Awards and Distinctions
Year Award Organization
2002 ProMedia Anti-Corruption Fellowship IREX
2011 Best Journalist of the Year 2011 (Nikola Guzijan Award) Nezavisne novine
2012 European of the Year 2012 European movement in BiH

References
  1. Freedom, European Centre for Press and Media. "Esad Hećimović". European Centre for Press and Media Freedom. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  2. "Winners of the CEI SEEMO Award For Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism". CEI. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  3. Rener-Smajović, Maja. "Esad Hećimović, novinar godine u izboru Nezavisnih: Iza medijskog rata se skriva politički sukob". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  4. Hećimović, Esad (2006-01-01). Garibi: mudžahedini u BiH 1992-1999 (in Serbian). Fondacija Sina.
  5. 3, BMLVS - Abteilung Kommunikation - Referat. "Bundesheer - Wissenschaftliche Publikationen - Esad Hećimović". www.bundesheer.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-09-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Hećimović, Esad. "International Conference Publication Print" (PDF). Fes-Pristina. p. 50.
  7. Hećimović, Esad. "RSSEE May 2011 Publication" (PDF). Bundesheer. pp. 97–112.
  8. "Dataharvest 2014 Schedule". dataharvest2014.sched.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  9. Hećimović, Esad. "De Scripto" (PDF). Univie. p. 31.
  10. Project, The Bamiyan. "Building Historical Narratives: The Bamiyan Project to Convene Groundbreaking Conference Focusing on Areas Emerging From Conflict". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  11. "Publication". www.ethz.ch. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  12. "NATO Parliamentary Assembly 88TH ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR REPORT". 88Th Rose-Roth Seminar Report: 5 – via NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
  13. Selimbegović, Esad Hećimović, Vildana. "Tajna FOSS-ovog izvještaja". www.bhdani.ba. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  14. "Esad Hećimović gost emisje". www.hercegovina.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  15. Freedom, European Centre for Press and Media. "Members". European Centre for Press and Media Freedom. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
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