Brno, Prague Students Join Protests over Government Media Funding Move
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Employees of public broadcasters call for 1-day strike for Nov. 3
Czech Radio and Television employees fear that replacing the subscription fee with direct funding from the state budget could weaken the broadcasters' independence. The current system, they emphasize, provides them with revenues that allow them to operate independently of the government. "The government wants to cut 15% of the revenues of ČT and ČRo (Czech Television and Czech Radio – ed.). Both media outlets will lose CZK 1.7 billion in the fir…
The Public Law Initiative announced on Friday afternoon in front of the Czech Radio building on Vinohradská Street that a strike by Czech Television and Czech Radio would take place on Tuesday, November 3rd.
Even on the holiday of October 28, the topic of abolishing concession fees resonates. Students in Brno went to demonstrate in support of Czech Television and Czech Radio. Tomio Okamura (SPD) in Vítkov confirmed that the fees would be abolished. However, he again opposed the vote in the first reading on Saturday morning at 4:36. And he responded to the shouting person by saying that he himself had never stolen anything.
Czech Television editor Jan Moláček describes preparations for a strike that will also affect mainstream news, and explains why, in his opinion, an agreement with the government only on money would not save the television's independence.
Masaryk University students from the initiative Média nedáme MUNI have declared a strike alert due to plans to change the financing of public media. Protests are also being heard from other Brno universities. The rectors of Masaryk University have expressed concern over the possible weakening of public media...
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