# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-slovakia-dissolves-rtvs-creates-stvr)
- Source: Slovakian government is quashing public media independence, opposition warns. https://www.euronews.com/2024/07/04/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.

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