Czech TV accused of editing President Zeman’s address

The public broadcaster Czech TV has been accused of editing an address by President Miloš Zeman. In reporting about Mr Zeman’s speech at a conference marking 25 years of capitalism in the country earlier this month, Czech TV edited out a line in which the president criticized the businessman Zdeněk Bakala, the owner of a major mining firm and a large media company. Czech TV CEO Petr Dvořák rejected speculation that the president was censored, instead blaming an “editorial error”. A spokesman for President Zeman has however accused Czech TV of acting like communist-era censors.

Author: Jan Richter