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RTP wants a single brand for television and radio by the end of the month. Journalists reject the strategy and are debating 'actions to take' in a joint plenary session.
The RTP editorial boards expressed concern today regarding the project to standardise all RTP sub-brands and the future 'Casa das Notícias', warning of 'profound changes' in the case of the radio brands.
The Minister of the Presidency ruled out any possibility of a merger between Lusa and the RTP group this Thursday. He argued that the new statutes remove government control from the agency and questioned why the PS never created the Independent General Council that it is now proposing. António Leitão Amaro was questioned at the press conference following the Council of Ministers meeting.
The Minister of the Presidency ruled out any possibility of a merger between Lusa and the RTP group today and argued that the new statutes remove government control from the agency, questioning why the PS never created the Independent General Council that it is now proposing.
Workers' representatives from RTP and Lusa expressed concern over the future of these media outlets, criticizing the Portuguese government for lacking transparency regarding potential plans to merge the two companies. They highlighted uncertainties about the impact on editorial independence, institutional autonomy, and the quality of public broadcasting. The unions and editorial councils called for ongoing dialogue and urged workers to participate in upcoming protests in Lisbon and Porto to defend the independence and stability of public media.
In a joint statement, the workers' committees pointed to the “lack of information that should be clear and definitive from the Government regarding the potential consolidation of Lusa and RTP into a shared space.”
The Minister of the Presidency states that the parliamentary hearings for Lusa's News Directorate are intended to protect the news agency from 'a new Sócrates'. Leitão Amaro suggests that RTP and Lusa should work together.
Leitão Amaro advocates for structural reforms within the Lusa news agency and the public broadcaster RTP.
The Minister of the Presidency suggests a merger between Lusa and RTP, citing the example of what happened in Spain.
Jurist Gonçalo Almeida Ribeiro was approved by the Government as a member of the Independent General Council (CGI) of RTP on Friday, the day he was heard in parliament, sources with access to the process told Lusa. Despite the unanimous written deliberation — a legal mechanism through which nominees for the body are ratified...
Less than 12 hours after being heard by the Parliamentary Committee on Culture, Communication, Youth and Sport, Gonçalo Almeida Ribeiro went from nominee to full member of the Independent General Council.
The jurist Gonçalo Almeida Ribeiro was approved by the Government as a member of the Independent General Council (CGI) of RTP on Friday, the day he was heard in parliament, sources with access to the process told Lusa.
The question is: what will become of RTP — the state broadcaster — amid all the controversy.
