Slovenia

The Council of RTV Slovenia has dismissed the previous Acting Director General, and appointed Zvezdan Martić in his place.

A new law, designed to protect the public media, RTV Slovenija, has finally come into effect, heralding a new start for the organisation.

A strike, an investigation into labour violations, and calls for the board to resign has seen continued instability at RTV 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.