The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

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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.