A reporter with experience at a variety of publications, Marija joined BIRN in November 2011 as a journalist and reporter covering Serbia. In 2013, she worked as a screenwriter and producer for BIRN’s documentary ‘The Majority Starts Here’. Prior to BIRN, Marija worked as an assistant editor and science journalist at the Institute for Informatics Systems and Computer Media at the Technical University of Graz. Marija studied German language and journalism, and is currently studying for her master’s degree in international security. She has received numerous awards and scholarships from the OSCE, the Dr Zoran Djindjic Foundation, the Serbian Ministry of Education, the Austrian government and the Norway Research Council.