Takis Michas
Encyclopedia
Takis Michas is a Greek journalist and author who lives in Athens, where he works for the Greek daily
Eleftherotypia
and contributes to the Wall Street Journal Europe. He has written extensively about the Greek involvement in the Bosnian war
, especially in the Srebrenica massacre
.
In 2002 he received the Greek Botsis Prize for Journalism for his reports on Slobodan Milosevic’s bank assets/interests in Greece.
He has written articles for the National Interest, The New Republic and Danish and Greek journals. He was nominated for the 2011 Bastiat Prize for three articles: "Greece's Bailout Brinksmanship," "Athens Descends into Anarchy," and "A Greek Tragedy."
took part in the genocide and raised the Greek flag over Srebrenica. At the last minute Stavros Vitalis, a former Greek officer in the Bosnian Serb Army who considered the quoted use of the term "paramilitary" an insult to the Greek volunteer forces in Bosnia, abandoned the action.
The quality, thoroughness and courage of Michas's reporting of the military support that Greek "volunteers" gave the Bosnian Serb side during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and the reluctance of successive Greek governments to investigate the issue was highlighted in Reporters Sans Frontieres's criticism of what the organisation described as a "surreal" action and a clear case of judicial harassment.
Eleftherotypia
Eleftherotypia
Eleftherotypia is a daily newspaper published in Athens . It is one of the most widely circulated newspapers in the country. Eleftherotypia also publishes a Sunday edition Kyriakatiki Eleftherotypia . It was first published in 1975. Breaking the trend of Greek press, it was originally owned by its...
and contributes to the Wall Street Journal Europe. He has written extensively about the Greek involvement in the Bosnian war
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
, especially in the Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
The Srebrenica massacre, also known as the Srebrenica genocide, refers to the July 1995 killing, during the Bosnian War, of more than 8,000 Bosniaks , mainly men and boys, in and around the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by units of the Army of Republika Srpska under the command of...
.
Journalism
In 1989 he received the European Union Journalists Award for his published columns on the crisis in Poland during the 1980s.In 2002 he received the Greek Botsis Prize for Journalism for his reports on Slobodan Milosevic’s bank assets/interests in Greece.
He has written articles for the National Interest, The New Republic and Danish and Greek journals. He was nominated for the 2011 Bastiat Prize for three articles: "Greece's Bailout Brinksmanship," "Athens Descends into Anarchy," and "A Greek Tragedy."
Greek Volunteer Guard controversy
In 2010 he faced an action for criminal libel following his reference in an article for Eleftherotypia to allegations that the Greek Volunteer GuardGreek Volunteer Guard
The Greek Volunteer Guard was a unit of Greek volunteers that fought in the Bosnian War on the side of Bosnian Serbs...
took part in the genocide and raised the Greek flag over Srebrenica. At the last minute Stavros Vitalis, a former Greek officer in the Bosnian Serb Army who considered the quoted use of the term "paramilitary" an insult to the Greek volunteer forces in Bosnia, abandoned the action.
The quality, thoroughness and courage of Michas's reporting of the military support that Greek "volunteers" gave the Bosnian Serb side during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and the reluctance of successive Greek governments to investigate the issue was highlighted in Reporters Sans Frontieres's criticism of what the organisation described as a "surreal" action and a clear case of judicial harassment.