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You are working in an online media. What is your opinion of digitization and have print media become obsolete?

Print media are dead for me. The youngest generation has never read newspapers. For them they are something obsolete, a thing of the past that is not part of their lifestyle. Such is my opinion of the radio too. I believe that the future belongs not only to digital media but also to media that provide content on demand, i.e. by user request. Content that users will pay for and the media will earn on it. This will not put in the face of the reader information that is not interesting to him or her. The future is in streaming services. For the moment, the media depend on advertising, not only at the financial level, but also at the editorial level. This means that the advertisers determine what the media should publish to some extent.

In this regard, what does being an independent journalist mean to you personally?

I love to tell the truth. Last year I was awarded for having told the truth. Many media would say, "There is no censorship on us, but ..." The biggest problem in journalism is not censorship imposed from above but self-censorship. There is nothing to be afraid of when someone from above is trying to silence your voice, it constantly happens. Media and journalism would not have such an important role in society if they were not trying to bring to light information that is hidden from the people. There is much to be afraid of when a journalist has been forced to use the "correct tone", but correct in terms of a status quo, of someone else's perspective on how to present the facts or simply to replace them. I disagree with this and I would not accept it.

Do you not think that our reality will dash your professional fervour and enthusiasm?

I hope not. I have some concerns, but I would not make such a compromise with myself. I would rather give up being a journalist than becoming a man of self-censorship. I do not want to hand down this to my children.