Slovenia

Slovenian voters have backed a bill to depoliticise the country’s public media, making way for much needed legislation to come into effect.

PMA and other media freedom groups back reform introduced in Slovenia, aimed at limiting political interference over RTV SLO. 

We reflect upon the challenges faced by RTV Slovenija over the past year – from continued instability to undermined editorial independence.

Strikes at a number of European public media organisations reflect a worrying reality: European PSMs and their workers are under pressure.

Employees of Slovenia’s public broadcaster RTV Slovenija staged a one-hour strike on Monday against management, demanding greater journalistic and editorial autonomy.

For World Press Freedom Day 2022, PMA has analysed six press freedom themes which have been prevalent across the past twelve months.

Election results in France and Slovenia could have big implications for PSM; as could forthcoming elections.

A Slovenian journalists’ union has accused the Council of adopting measures which restrict trade union activity and freedom of expression.

A small group of RTV Slovenija (RTVS) employees have drafted a bill to modernise and better protect the independence of the public broadcaster.

It has been a challenging year for public media worldwide – these are the staff picks for the stories that will stick with them most.