Thousands of Czechs protest government plan to overhaul public broadcaster funding.
Thousands rallied in Prague on Sunday against a government proposal to fund public radio and television from the state budget instead of household fees. Critics say the plan, which would reduce funding by about 15%, threatens media independence and could lead to hundreds of layoffs.
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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Washington Times
South China Morning Post
Bloomberg
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Coverage is largely uniform across outlets. The wires and Washington Times both quote organizer Mikuláš Minář declaring media don't belong to politicians and frame the plan as a threat to press independence.
How each outlet covered it
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Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Thousands rally in Prague against government's public broadcasting overhaul plan”
“Thousands Protest Czech Plan to Overhaul Public Media Funding”
“Thousands of Czechs rally against a government plan to overhaul the funding of public broadcasters”
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