One newspaper on Thursday reveals the existent political pressures within the Romanian public service broadcasting, TVR. Elsewhere in the news, Italians are living proof that perception rules over reason, as Romanian gypsy is left to die on the streets of Naples. Alternative wind energy investments, are blocked by ornithologists in South Romania, one newspaper reads. On a lighter tone, the world's oldest functional laptop is found in Baia Mare, West Romania.
Cotidianul reveals the political pressures within the Romanian public service broadcasting, TVR. Adriana Gulea, editor and Doina Georgescu, producer, refused to assume responsibility on a news edition dated June 6. Their boss threatened to fire them otherwise.
As part of the news program, the Social Democratic vice president and chief of the electoral campaign Liviu Dragnea was invited even if at the time the electoral campaign was officially over. Dragnea was initially called in his quality as chief of a county council in Teleorman but the talks centered on the governing coalition intrigues.
According to sources, the moderator, Mihai Constantin received the "right" questions via telephone and e-mail and was pressured to address those questions to his guest. Finally, Dragnea talked for 12 minutes, even though the allocated time slot was 10.
Romania's National Audio-Visual Council publicly summoned TVR for the electoral topics addressed in the program, only one day before elections, even though the moderator specifically pointed out, from the beginning that no such topics will be addressed.
The Romanian National Television is currently undertaking an internal investigation to rule on the matter, the newspaper reads.
Evenimentul Zilei reads about the case of the Romanian gypsy, accidentally killed in an armed fight among two Italian gangs in Nap
