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This article draws attention to the existence of the “Dobojski list”, without claiming to provide a deeper analysis or a final evaluation. “Dobojski list” was published for the first time as a regional newspaper on September 25, 1946, ahead of the elections for the Constituent Assembly of the People’s Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It covered 12 districts of the then Doboj region and had all the characteristics of a strictly controlled newspaper, which, like other press outlets, served the interests of the People’s Front and the party in the phase of political mobilization of the people for the elections. After the sixth issue, the newspaper was discontinued. In the meantime, the elections were successfully held. Despite all the weaknesses typical of the media of that time, which were under strict control of the communist regime in its initial phase, the texts published in the “Dobojski list” can serve as a source for creating a historical picture of a certain period in the wider Doboj area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]