Pragues's fight for public TV - Why Renowned Presenter Will Leave Czech TV Over Reforms
France 24 reports that Daniel Stach, a prominent Czech television presenter, told the outlet's Gavin Lee he is prepared to leave his career rather than work under proposed changes he says will threaten the independence of public broadcasting. According to France 24, Stach is joining protests in Prague, attended by hundreds of thousands of people, against the government's proposed overhaul of public media funding. In the interview, Stach explains what he sees as at stake for Czech television, journalism and democracy.
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Pragues's fight for public TV - Why Renowned Presenter Will Leave Czech TV Over Reforms
Daniel Stach, one of the Czech Republic’s best-known television presenters, tells Gavin Lee on France 24 why he is prepared to walk away from his career rather than work under changes that he says will threaten the independence of public broadcasting. As hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Prague, Stach explains why he is joining the protests against the government’s proposed overhaul of public media funding – and what is at stake for Czech television, journalism and democracy.
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