MFRR Concerned: Press Freedom at Stake in Upcoming Saxony-Anhalt Elections
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Ralf Ludwig has prescribed a hard austerity course for the MDR. At the same time, the AfD plans to abolish its station in Saxony-Anhalt. How much does the director fear about his future?
The AfD wants to crush the public-law. First, the state treaty for the MDR is to fall in Saxony-Anhalt. Boris Lochthofen, its programme director, knows what the majority of citizens in the broadcasting area think about it.
The party wants to terminate the broadcasting contracts in the event of an election success. 150 million euros and hundreds of jobs are at stake. The most important questions and answers.
MFRR concerned: press freedom at stake in upcoming Saxony-Anhalt elections
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in viewing the upcoming state elections in Saxony-Anhalt with great concern. On Sunday, 6 September, a decision will also be made on press freedom and the future of the public service broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR). The Alternative for Germany (AfD), classified as far-right extremist in Saxony-Anhalt, is leading in the polls. In its 10…
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Media Freedom Rapid ResponsePress freedom at stake in upcoming Saxony-Anhalt elections
The far-right AfD is heading in the polls, and the party wants to cut ties with public service broadcaster MDR as its "first official act". The post Press freedom at stake in upcoming Saxony-Anhalt elections appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom.
The AfD wants to terminate the broadcasting state contract in a victory in Saxony-Anhalt. This would plunge the media world into the chao, according to Antonia Groß of the MDR media blog "Altpapier" (Altpapier).
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