Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Prague against the Czech government's plan to change how public media are funded, from licence fees to the state budget. Critics say the change would make Czech TV and Czech Radio more dependent on the state.
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On November 3, Czech TV and Czech Radio staff went on a one-day strike, while thousands including university students rallied across the country.
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Hundreds of thousands of Czechs rallied in Prague on Sunday against the nationalist government's plan to overhaul public-media funding
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We need to keep media independent. The government is taking steps to control them, cut their funding and affect what they broadcast,
between 350,000 and 450,000 people
I have come to support free media, Czech TV, Czech Radio, but also culture, environment protection, there are so many issues. It's not only about media,
nobody wants to control public media, let alone nationalise them
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"between 350,000 and 450,000 people" showed up on the sunny Sunday afternoon
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Babis's ANO still enjoys the backing of some 30 percent in opinion polls.
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The proposed media reform, which would slash state television and radio budgets by around 15 percent
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Trust in the media is low in the Czech Republic, at around 30 to 33 percent, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026.
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