“Krste Misirkov” Award
for long-standing work in journalism
RISTO POPOVSKI
Risto Popovski is director
and editor in chief of the Independent news agency
Makfax in Skopje, who spend most of his professional
life working in the news agencies. Popovski, dedicated
his four-decade work as a journalist, to the News (with
capital N) as an essential and fundamental pillar of all
types of journalism – radio, TV, printed, as well as all
genders of journalism – information, feature story,
commentary. He has written over 100,000 news, always
trying to be as professional as possible.
Risto Popovski
began his career in journalism in 1965, as a volunteer
in Radio Skopje. During his studies in Ljubljana he
worked as a correspondent from Slovenia, reporting about
the most important events. He got his first full-time
employment in 1970 in Radio Skopje. Since 1974, Popovski
worked in Tanjug news agency, in the department for
Macedonia, progressing from a journalist, reporter, and
editor to director. In 1992 he has established the
independent news agency Makfax, which started its work
in May 1993. Makfax is one of the first private media in
Macedonia and the first private news agency on the
territory of former SFRY.
Risto Popovski is
president of the Association of Printed Media of
Macedonia and board member of South-East Europe Media
Organisation (SEEMO), which is part of the International
Press Institute, based in Vienna.
Popovski is born on August 30, 1945 in Galicnik. He has
received several awards, including the annual award of
the Association of Journalists in Macedonia, back in
1980.
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