Israel's Media Watch published the following advertisement in this morning's Ha'Aretz daily newspaper, on the background of the government deliberations over the authorizing of the Israel Broadcasting Authority's annual budget of almost 700 million new shekels (about 210 million US $):

Professionals have established that your administration is inadequate. The public does not trust your objectivity. And as usual, we will pay to cover your debts.

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IMW demands reliable and responsible public broadcasting and therefore calls upon the government:

• 1) to deal with all complaints raised in the "Ti'um" Report, the Livni Committee Report and the IBA's own internal comptroller's report.
• 2) to decide on deep cuts in the budget proposal.
• 3) to freeze all development and construction work at the new broadcasting campus.
• 4) to assure that the law which calls for a proper representation of opinions and views currently held by the public is upheld."

Yisrael Medad, Director

Israel's Media Watch is a non-partisan advocacy group concerned with the ethical and professional standards of the media in Israel.