Czech journalists strike over media funding cuts as reform advances

The Czech government's plan to abolish the audiovisual fee and cut public media funding by ~15% passed its first parliamentary stage in a night vote, prompting journalists to announce a strike. The move signals a shift in state-media relations, with uncertainty over the reform's final passage and its impact on media independence.

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