Press freedom threatened in Slovakia

New legislation that includes a person's right to respond to press criticism has become a threat to press freedom in Slovakia, according to this programme made available by the European Parliament titled "Media Pluralism in Europe."

Talking are:
0:43 Lukas FILA, Deputy Editor in Chief, SME, in English
1:37 Natasa SLAVIKOVA, Director General, Slovak Ministry of Culture, in Slovak
2:28 Gabriel SIPOS, Analyst, INEKO, in English
3:19 Eduard CHMELAR, Journalist, in Slovak
4:16 Eduard CHMELAR, Journalist, in Slovak
5:05 MEP Anna ZÁBORSKÁ (PPE-DE, SK), in French
6:07 Zuzana KRUTKA, Chairwoman, Slovak Syndicate of Journalists, in French
6:51 MEP Marianne MIKKO (PSE, EE), in English

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[ngudikawruh]

this programme was produced under editorial supervision of the bureau of the European elite and distributed to broadcasters. (thats why i prefer social media, its the news from the street not from a pre filtered group that supervises. What is edited out? The most interesting and important stuff is behind the curtain.)

[fesacisko]

No, we do not support this legislative. You are unobjective. Fico hates media, because they brings true about his government.

[SVKmellow]

I have to admit that I've been quite concerned about this law, but how often has it been used until now? Nothing realy happened and I have to admit that this was just a forged problem greatly exagerated by the media.

The freedom of expression was and still is far from being in danger.

[volodask]

Speak for yourself, you 'Slovak people'! Our government is made up of communists and fascists - they would like to have the free media at their disposal, that is why they passed this law.

The best proof: the very first person which made use of this new law was Vladimir Meciar, one of the three top politicians in the present government.

[Pravda911]

Slovak people support this legislative ,because our media are owned by US corporations and are totally unobjective.SME is lieing press that make articles for money.

[edvardl]

Marianne Mikko MEP (the last interview) is ESTONIAN! She used to be a journalist herself once.