(source: SME)
We reject the attacks on political journalist Marta Jančkárová and the public broadcaster RTVS.
Some politicians make targets of journalists. With their statements, in which they call journalists traitors and enemies of the nation, they incite hatred towards them. Even the fifth anniversary of the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová is not enough of a memento for them.
After RTVS refused to allow the uninvited Smer-SD politician Ľuboš Blaha to participate in its political interview and discussion programme, the radio presenter Marta Jančkárová received threatening phone calls and emails. Incited by Smer-SD leader Robert Fico and Blaha, their supporters are threatening her with murder for the correct and legitimate decision of the public broadcaster.
Journalists in several media have experienced similar attacks, when an army of trolls and supporters take politicians' threats and lies as a command. Today, it is an order for verbal attack. Tomorrow, it might be physical liquidation.
We reject attacks on journalists. We stand by Ms. Jančkárová and RTVS. They did nothing wrong.
Beata Balogová, editor in chief of the SME daily
Peter Bárdy, editor in chief of the Aktuality.sk news website
Matúš Kostolný, editor in chief of the Denník N daily
Lukáš Diko, editor in chief of the Ján Kuciak Investigative Journalism Centre
Júlia Kováčová, editor in chief of the Nový Čas daily
Ľubos Kamenistý, editor in chief of the Pravda daily
Peter Palovič, executive editor of Rádio Expres's news programmes
Braňo Závodský, deputy executive editor of Rádio Expres's news programmes
Roland Kubina, executive editor of the JOJ television channel's news programmes
Henrich Krejča, executive editor of the Markíza television channel's news programmes
Martin Hanus, editor in chief of the Postoj daily
Štefan Hríb, editor in chief of the .týždeň weekly
Lucia Yar, deputy editor of the Euractiv Slovakia website
Zuzana Janíková, editor in chief of the Startitup website
Jaroslav Vrábeľ, editor in chief of the Korzár regional daily
Ivana Mandáková, editor in chief of the Plus Jeden Deň daily
František Kvadra, deputy editor of the Hospodárske Noviny daily
Györgyi Liszka, editor in chief of the Vasárnap weekly
Martina Balleková, executive editor of the TA3 news television channel
Adrián Potenčok, head of the TA3 news television channel's digital content
Dárius Haraksin, executive editor of the JOJ 24 news television channel
Zoltán Szalay, editor in chief of the Napunk news website
Csaba Nyerges, editor in chief of the Új Szó daily
Peter Dlhopolec, editor in chief of The Slovak Spectator
Marián Kolár, editor in chief of the TASR news agency
