Smaller independent magazines as well as nationwide public-service media outlets in Slovakia have been facing attacks from the ruling establishment for the past three years. Journalists, however, are looking for ways to fight back. The documentary Retuning captures events inside Slovakia’s public-service broadcaster at a time when it is coming under pressure from political forces. What initially seems absurd gradually becomes reality. The space for independent journalism is shrinking, critical voices are disappearing from the screen, and amid an atmosphere of uncertainty, a strike committee is formed. How can journalists resist political interference, and what can collective resistance achieve at a time when media freedom is under threat?

Moderated by

Tomáš Hučko

Cultural Journalist, Translator and Writer