Si muove qualcosa nel paludato mondo dei media ucraini, soprattutto nella tv, che ha pesantemente condizionato la campagna elettorale appena conclusasi, secondo le denunce delle organizzazioni di controllo internazionali.
Ecco cosa scrive il quotidiano Kyiv Post sul caso Channel 1+1:
"On Nov. 25, privately owned television channel 1+1 announced that Vyacheslav Pikhovshek had been removed as editor of the venue’s news programs. Oppositionist political figures have accused Pikhovshek of spreading biased news coverage designed to lower support for Yushchenko while beefing up Kuchma and his allies. A recent survey of journalists funded by Democratic Initiatives Foundation, a western-funded NGO, singled out Pikhovshek as the “least trusted” journalist in Ukraine. Officials at 1+1 said Pikhovshek would continue to work at the studio as author of Epitsenter, a political analysis show aired on Sunday evenings.
News programs on 1+1 virtually disappeared earlier this week after journalists and editors and the channel went on strike in protest of alleged pressure from management and certain political forces to produce biased media coverage that favored Kuchma and allies".
Servizio completo dal Kyiv Post.
E questa mattina i servizi televisivi in Ucraina raccontano con dovizia di immagini e commenti le proteste in corso.
