Claim 432

An opposition member said private media owners faced pressure to change their approach to political coverage.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: An opposition member said private media owners faced pressure to change their approach to political coverage.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Opposition MEP says private media faces pressure too
About: incident 2024-slovakia-dissolves-rtvs-creates-stvr
Source: Slovakian government is quashing public media independence, opposition warns
Publisher: Euronews
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2024-07-04

Quotation from the source

private owners of the media are being blackmailed by the government in order to create a different approach to political debates.