The History of a Free Lrt – the 1990s with Political Pressure and an Episode of Self-Censorship

Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija

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As soon as the Soviet censorship era ended, LRT journalists were given the freedom to work as they wished, and radio listeners could call in live and ask questions to top officials. However, the public broadcaster quickly faced declining popularity, funding problems, and self-censorship, recalled Guoda Litvaitienė, a long-time LRT employee and head of LRT RADIO, in the LRT RADIO program “It Was No More.”