By: Celjski glasnik
At RTV Slovenia, by inviting individuals who were active in the election campaign, they are already proving that impartial reporting is nothing more than a dead letter on paper.
With this move, they demonstrate that they are nothing more than an extension of the transitional left and that they will do everything possible to help this political camp return to power. Of course, they would do so using taxpayers’ money, which they apparently believe belongs to them automatically.
Even when it comes to the basic laws of mathematics, RTV Slovenia has begun changing the rules in its desire to create an appearance of impartiality. Based on the number of guests alone, it was impossible to expect that the opposition, together with what the author describes as an extension in the form of alleged NGOs, would end up receiving the same airtime as supporters of the law on amendments to parliamentary investigations.
However, in an effort to conceal the facts, RTV Slovenia published figures suggesting that both sides had received equal airtime. But an observant citizen allegedly noticed a key detail: “The total broadcast time shown on the scoreboard, which was supposed to demonstrate equal treatment of both sides, amounts to a mere 69 minutes. Yet the debate itself lasted 118 minutes! Do not fall for such patronizing explanations. Last year it was different; the rules …”