Three media pros battle to lead national news agency
On March 21st, Jaroslav Kábele, Jan Mrzena, and Tomáš Pergler will go head-to-head in a public presentation of their projects to lead the Czech News Agency.
Author: Filip Rožánek
Journalist and media analyst with more than 20 years of experience in the media market and in telecommunications.
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