vijesti

Vijesti is a word used in South Slavic languages, including Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian, meaning the news or tidings. It refers to current events, reports, and information conveyed by media, and it is commonly used to designate the news category in journalism and broadcasting. In everyday speech, people may refer to the day’s updates as vijesti.

The form vijesti is the standard plural; the singular is vijest. In most contexts, vijesti functions as a mass noun meaning “news,” and is used with verbs related to reporting, broadcasting, or disseminating information. The term is integral to media discourse and headlines, and it often governs compound names and titles in news media.

Etymology traces vijesti to Proto-Slavic roots connected with knowledge and telling. It is cognate with words in related Slavic languages such as Russian vest’ (весть) meaning tidings and vestí/вести (to report). The semantic link between information, communication, and news is a common thread across the language family.

In media, vijesti is widely used as the title or designation for news outlets and programs. A notable example is the Montenegrin daily newspaper and online portal Vijesti, which serves as a major source of news in Montenegro. The term also appears in the names of other regional outlets and continues to function as the standard label for news content in the region.

See also: vest, novosti, news media, journalism.