Of 977 HND members who participated in the voting for the election of the best reporter in 2005, 488 voted for Milic, 412 voted for Dragutin Hedl, a reporter of the Feral Tribune, while 77 ballots were invalid.
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which is marked on 3 May, the trade union of Croatian reporters organised the protest action called "Five Minutes of Thunderous Silence", recalling that the protection of labour and professional rights of reporters is a prerequisite for the freedom of media.
The action was held five minutes to noon when editorial boards of almost all the Croatian media ceased working in that period.