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21/11/2008

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Urban, Pavel

2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Domino Euro - Slovakia | 24/04/2008

The consequences of Slovakia's new press law

It seems that Slovakia's controversial new press law, which also provoked criticism from the OECD, will be passed. President Ivan Gašparovič has announced his intention of signing the law. Among other things, under the new law newspapers would be obliged to print refutations to their articles even if the original coverage was faultless. According to Pavel Urban a "new social struggle" could ensue: "The ruling parties hope the new law will serve to produce better information about their activities. They don't realise that the media is already informing people not about what they promise to do, but about what they actually do. There have been many promises, but the media keeps track of whether these promises are fulfilled. The media will continue to be put under pressure, but it will continue to fight against this pressure too."

Domino efekt - Slovakia | 15/08/2007

Criticism of Fico's fondness for tabloids

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), which has its headquarters in Vienna, yesterday expressed "extreme concern" about the repeated verbal attacks of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico against the Slovakian media. In an interview with Pavel Urban Jan Fülle, longstanding president of the Slovakian journalists' trade union, also criticises Fico's behaviour towards journalists. "This government has no media policy. Fico has no one to advise him on these matters and no one to contradict him. Fico describes a tabloid as the country's best newspaper, and the government releases more information to the gutter press than to serious newspapers. It's succumbing to its own poor taste in media."

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