European press freedom and journalists’ organizations expressed their concern about Slovenia’s state of media freedom and the Prime minister’s attacks on the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) independence. They state that journalists’ denigration, and the ruling party’s attempts to exercise greater control over the country’s public service media, generates a hostile climate for critical reporting. Moreover, the latest STA financing suspension is an example through which the administration undermines its sustainable funding model and undercuts public trust in journalism. The media groups recommend the Commission engage the Slovenian authorities to ensure that the funding continues and demand the attacks against media to be halted. In opposite, a vital part of the country’s media ecosystem could be sacrificed for the ruling party’s short-term political gains. Read more here.
Source: International Press Institute