Tridsaťtri rokov hľadania: O kreovaní orgánov verejnoprávneho vysielateľa
Thirty-three years of searching: On the creation of the governing bodies of the public service broadcaster

Summary/Abstract: In 2024, there was a fundamental change in Slovak media legislation concerning public broadcasting. RTVS as a public service broadcaster ceased to exist, STVR was established. This is not just a trivial change of name. For example, the method of creating managing bodies (voting and appointing a director general, etc.) of the public broadcaster has also changed. An ethics commission was also included in the structure, but its goals, tasks and competences are only vaguely defined in the law. The new legislation brings such changes that raise questions as to whether STVR is still a public service broadcaster (de iure statutory corporation), or whether it is already a state media.

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