“Despite the criticism of the European Commission. The telethon will exist until the end of martial law — Tochytskyi October 31, 00:31 Share: The European Commission criticized the telethon Edyni Novyni (Photo: ti-ukraine.org) Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi commented on the European Commission’s assessment of Ukrainian reforms in the media sphere, as well as comments of the EC regarding the state funding of the telethon. This is stated on the website of the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications. The Ministry noted that the European Commission in its report”, — write on: ua.news
The European Commission criticized the One News telethon (Photo: ti-ukraine.org)
The Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi commented on the European Commission’s assessment of Ukrainian reforms in the media sphere, as well as the EC’s remarks on state funding of the telethon.
This is stated on the website of the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications.
The Ministry noted that the European Commission, in its report as part of the EU Enlargement Package, positively noted Ukrainian reforms in the media sector, in particular the Road Map aimed at supporting a transparent and independent media space in the post-war period.
“We are already on the path of change: we provide citizens with access to open information and actively attract international assistance to restore Ukrainian media,” said Tochytskyi.
He also reported that the recommendations of the European Commission regarding the telethon “Edyni novynyi”. “taken into account”.
“The state plans to stop supporting the marathon after the end of martial law, focusing on the sustainable development of the media infrastructure. Our goal is to create a space for truth and freedom of speech, and this work continues every day,” the minister emphasized.
The day before, the European Commission criticized the One News telethon and emphasized that Ukraine needs to work on restoring diversity in the media. Brussels expects that Ukraine will resume the work of broadcasters.
In October, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KMIS) published the results of a survey, according to which the trust of Ukrainians in the telethon decreased sharply – from 69% to 48% in six months, there were fewer people who trust it.
On December 9, 2023, the newly appointed chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, expressed the opinion that the effectiveness of the national telethon “The only news of the UA together today” is questionable.
On December 28, KMIS published the results of a new survey, according to which trust in the telethon has decreased by another 26% since May 2023. The share of those who trust the marathon fell to 43%.
At the beginning of January 2024, the at. the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, Rostislav Karandeev, said that leading Ukrainian TV channels are considering the possibility of changing the format of the One News telethon.
On February 6, the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on the government of Ukraine to close the One News telethon, which had lost public trust and relevance two years after the start of a full-scale war. RSF recalled that the audience of the marathon has decreased to 10%, trust has decreased, and the authorities are increasingly criticizing this format of presenting information.