President Pavel Has a Debate on the Abolition of Fees for Czech Television and Czech Radio for a Narrower Period | ČeskéNoviny.cz
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Even people who do not watch Czech Television should contribute to its functioning, say experts interviewed by Deník N. According to them, the government is trying to change the view on the social importance of public media.
It is good that people can express their opinion, said President Petr Pavel today regarding the rallies against the abolition of fees for Czech Television (ČT) and Czech Radio (ČRo), which accompanied the strike of employees of ČT and ČRo on Tuesday. Before leaving for the summit of the presidents of the Visegrad Four countries in Slovakia, Pavel appreciated that the demonstrations were taking place in a cultured manner and without the violence …
The proposal to abolish television and radio fees and the way it was discussed has sparked a wave of criticism from both the opposition and the general public. Data shows that Czechs have the highest trust in public media. They fear for the independence of the media, the government argues that the fees lack logic and that changing funding will help their stability.
The debate on whether fees for Czech Television and Czech Radio should be abolished has been set up wrongly from the beginning, according to President Petr Pavel. What is it missing the most? "What role should public media play, how will their independence and continuity be ensured, because we know that we cannot talk about funding from year to year," Pavel said on Monday.
Prague - President Petr Pavel considers the debate on the abolition of fees for Czech Television and Czech Radio to be narrowed. After today's visit to government meetings, he told journalists that it is important to discuss the role of public media and the impact of individual funding models on their independence and continuity.
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