Overwhelmed by the announcement of an impending closure, the television journalists of Valencia, in Spain, reply with the best weapon at their disposal: the antenna, which launched daily messages of protest.
“No RTVV (Radio Televisión Valenciana, editor’s note), this is no longer see him,” repeated the presenters of Channel 9 after the release of the reports on this region of the Mediterranean coast.
In the upper right corner of the screen, a word warns of the problem: “# RTVVnoestanca” RTVV not close, in Catalan, a dialect of Catalan in issuing this string.
Every news program is focused on the rejection of closure, parading numerous messages of support from social networks or sports personalities, science or music.
Even
space weather is accompanied by footage of demonstrations of workers.
These are still digesting the impact of the news: on Tuesday, just hours after the Justice annulled the dismissal provided 1,000 of the 1,700 employees, the regional government decided to close the chain, declaring himself unable financially to readmit dismissed.
is the first closing of a regional television in Spain, a country, in addition to state television TVE, has 13 other regional public television, some with several chains.
Since Wednesday, journalists Valencia have taken control of emissions to denounce this decision.
This seems to be liked by the audience, which has tripled, reaching an audience share of 9.4%.
Toning
surprising change of tone after years of benevolence with the Popular Party, the right, who rules in the region during its 24 years of existence, the chain has been “a toy, an expensive instrument of propaganda in the service of power” , criticized on Thursday the newspaper El Pais.
was “a toy patronage, a toy sectarian from the political standpoint, no plurality” criticizes Vincent Soller, president of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Valencia. And “the toy is broken.”
However, “it is significant that the day we (journalists) have had freedom has tripled the audience,” he says.
“My lies on Channel 9″ confessed this week on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR – News) Marble Iolanda journalist denouncing editorial control of management.
“I remember when we demanded to Eduardo Zaplana record (president of the region, editor’s note) of your profile good” or “when I say banned (the government’s former chief Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez) Zapatero had announced check-baby ( an aid to motherhood, editor’s note), as though the Valencian thus were not to know the news. “
“The news were the No-Do”, the name of the news of the Franco period (1939-1975), recognizes Elpidia Bellver, a journalist for 17 years of Channel 9.
“Lots of people were punished, away from the news for criticizing” and instead “obedient people came,” she recalls.
“If you restrict a means of television or radio public or private liberty, what they have to do is report it and I have no knowledge” of allegations, defended on Friday José Císcar, vice president of the regional council.
Alberto Fabra, head of government of the region, closing RTVV is “nonnegotiable” and will be produced “as quickly as permitted by law.”
Thursday night emergency was appointed a new director for the agency, hoping to regain control of the antenna to closure.
But think not assign workers: “we fully intend to continue in our jobs,” claimed the head of the international service of Channel 9, Vicent Montagud.
“We will continue to maintain radio broadcasts and television because we are professionals,” said Health Alcover, committee chair RTVV company.
“If someone wants to cut emissions, they come and that the cut” challenged.
Despite
revolt, Bellver Elpidia journalist recognizes that she and her companions come to work “with the shock in the body”.
“do not even know if the Saturday we will let” or television and the bolt will be missed.
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