ZAGREB, Dec 11 (Hina) - The director of the national television (HRT) sees no reason to resign as, he said on Monday, the HRT Council and a large portion of the public have assessed that HRT's programme has improved, while financial
losses have been cut considerably. According to today's papers, the vice president of HSLS, the second strongest party in the ruling six-party coalition, requested that Galic should be replaced immediately over, according to the papers, "biased reporting about the GRUPO scandal on HTV (Croatian Television). HSLS' Djurdja Adlesic declined to comment on the allegations, saying it was her legitimate right, as any other citizens', to voice her discontent with the national television's work. In Today's statement, Galic said every political party had a legitimate right to state its opinion about the situation on HTV, including to request the replacement of the managing director. In connecti
ZAGREB, Dec 11 (Hina) - The director of the national television
(HRT) sees no reason to resign as, he said on Monday, the HRT Council
and a large portion of the public have assessed that HRT's programme
has improved, while financial losses have been cut considerably.
According to today's papers, the vice president of HSLS, the second
strongest party in the ruling six-party coalition, requested that
Galic should be replaced immediately over, according to the papers,
"biased reporting about the GRUPO scandal on HTV (Croatian
Television).
HSLS' Djurdja Adlesic declined to comment on the allegations,
saying it was her legitimate right, as any other citizens', to voice
her discontent with the national television's work.
In Today's statement, Galic said every political party had a
legitimate right to state its opinion about the situation on HTV,
including to request the replacement of the managing director.
In connection with HTV's reporting, he said he would submit the
broadcast material to HRT's Ethics Commission and the Croatian
Journalists' Association's Court of Honour, requesting their
opinion.
HTV wants experts and not politics to pass judgement on complaints
about its work, Galic said.
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