Czech News Editors Call On Babis To Respect Critical Journalism

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More than 20 Czech editors-in-chief on Sunday called on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and other politicians to respect free, independent and critical journalism. According to them, free and independent media are an essential part of every democratic society, they also ensure public control of state power and every democratic politician should be able to withstand such control.

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The dispute between Andrej Babiš and part of the Czech media is growing from sharp rhetoric to concrete political steps by the prime minister and lawsuits filed by the media.

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Twenty-one editors-in-chief of Czech media outlets have written a statement on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's attacks on Seznam zprávy, Novinky and Právo. Deník.cz supports initiatives that defend traditional media against the efforts of many politicians to limit their impact on the public. You can find more information inside the article, where the full statement of the editor-in-chief of Deník and the Deník.cz website, Roman Gall, is available.

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A group of twenty-one Czech editors-in-chief have issued a statement defending the media, including Seznam Zpráv, Novinek and Práva. The text rejects the attacks of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO).

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Prague - More than 20 Czech editors-in-chief today called on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and other politicians to respect free, independent and critical journalism. According to them, free and independent media are an essential part of every democratic society, they also ensure public control of state power and every democratic politician should be able to withstand such control. They stated this in today's statement, which is available to…