21.   Ms. Muller had been an independent media consultant and before that was executive vice president and director for media operations at DeWitt Media Inc., New York.

22.   On Tuesday one of them, Ambassador Christopher Hill, held a meeting with Matic and other journalists from the independent media.

23.   Students or independent media that do challenge Milosevic are weak and immediately feel a repressive hand if they start to make an impact.

24.   That means, among other things, respecting the independent media and ceasing to kill Chechens.

25.   The administration has funneled money to voter education groups and the independent media in Serbia.

26.   The FCC also asked for comment on whether it should exempt markets that already contain a certain number of independent media voices.

27.   The government has also accused the independent media of supporting the NATO countries that bombed Yugoslavia and want to replace Milosevic.

28.   The movement grew through opposition political parties and civic groups, the opening of an independent media and campaigns for clean and fair elections.

29.   The only independent electronic media that could be heard in Belgrade on Wednesday was Radio Pancevo, based in an opposition-controlled town nearby.

30.   The West should also be helping the independent media to resume broadcasting, perhaps from Montenegro, and encouraging a united opposition.