A whiff of dictatorship: Kan 11 tries to erase Ayala Hasson from the screen

Channel 14 reports that the management of Kan 11 is demanding an additional on-air apology from presenter Ayala Hasson in a pre-approved wording as a condition for her return to the screen, despite her having already apologized on social media. The article questions whether there is still room for right-wing journalists in public broadcasting.

Channel 14 reports that the management of the news division of the public broadcasting corporation Kan 11 has issued an ultimatum to presenter Ayala Hasson: she will not return to broadcasting until she publishes an on-air apology and clarification in wording pre-approved by management. This is despite Hasson having already published a public apology on social media following her remarks about Bedouin women in the Negev and about failures at polling stations in the Arab sector. The article notes that the channel's internal ethics committee accepted her apology, but management is demanding an additional apology. Hasson is considered one of the few figures at Kan 11 identified with the right. The article asks whether there is still room in public broadcasting, funded by taxpayer money, for journalists who do not align with management's line.