One of my former students, Ondřej Hellebrant, now works as a journalist for a daily newspaper in the ridiculously pretty town of Český Krumlov. I can report that journalists in the Czech Republic face exactly the same issues we do in New Zealand, especially around staffing levels and equipment. Ondřej has to put out a local version of a regional paper every day with just two other reporters. He's a busy lad.
Perhaps the only real difference is that Ondřej's office is in the courtyard of a medieval castle...
hmmmm a prettier place to toil than Roberts Street but disappointing [but not surprising] to know the media is under the cosh globally. Thanks for the observations, Pedro
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