A mass action was held in the Czech capital against planned changes in the funding of Czech TV and Czech radio. The "Million Moments for Democracy" association demands to withdraw the proposal to change their funding. This is reported by New TV and Novinki.
The protesters claim that the plan to abolish license fees and fund broadcasters from the state budget will give ministers more leverage over the newsrooms and follow the example of Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and Serbia, where populist right-wing governments have undermined the independence of the media.