Crisis at Czech public TV
There have been a series of shock resignations and disputes within Czech public television's news section over the last year, amid accusations of political influence being exerted on the institution. There was a new shock on Friday when the head of Czech TV's news department, Jiri Hodac, tendered his resignation after just four months in the job. Mr Hodac claimed, among other things, that unspecified people outside Czech TV management were enjoying an ever greater influence inside the organization. So what exactly IS going on in Czech public TV? Daniela Lazarova put that question to Jan Culik, editor-in-chief of the Internet daily Britske Listy
