[Lgpolicy] Slovakia moves to scrap public broadcaster amid fears of press crackdown

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

[Moderator's note: Several years ago, I wrote about language planning and
public service broadcasting
<https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/lplp.34.2.04hul>.
The implications of PSB being restructured under closer government control
has interesting implications for the management of ideologies, particularly
in contexts trending towards greater nationalism.]

Politico

Slovakia moves to scrap public broadcaster amid fears of press crackdown

Slovakia’s government approved a controversial proposal to scrap its public
broadcaster RTVS and replace it with what free speech advocates fear could
be a mouthpiece for the government of populist Prime Minister Robert
Fico...The new channel, Slovak Television and Radio (STVR), will become
what the government called a “state institution.” The government will have
more control than before over the hiring of the channel’s director-general
and board of directors. The broadcaster will also be obliged to broadcast
the Slovak national anthem at least once per day.

Full story:
https://www.politico.eu/article/slovakia-public-broadcaster-rtvs-robert-fico-press-freedom-slovak-television-and-radio/
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