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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not restrict media access to its press conferences. In response to Tuesday's appeal by the editors-in-chief of ten Czech media outlets, the head of diplomacy, Petr Macinka (Motoristé), told journalists in Brussels on Thursday. The editors-in-chief reacted to the fact that representatives of Deník N could not attend Macinka's briefing on Tuesday. They called it unacceptable. Macinka also stated that "there is …
Foreign Minister Petr Macinka did not allow reporter Zdislava Pokorná to attend a press conference, and his ministry subsequently confirmed that the ban applies to the entire editorial staff. According to editor-in-chief Pavol Tomášek, this is a dangerously selective approach.
Prague - In a democratic society, denying the media access to public information by elected politicians is completely unacceptable. Alice Němcová Tejkalová, head of the Department of Journalism at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University, said this in an interview with ČTK today. She was reacting to the fact that Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Motorists Petr Macinka did not allow Deník N journalist Zdislava Pokorná, who writes …
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