V Združenju novinarjev in publicistov (ZNP) petkov poziv predsednika vlade Marjana Šarca podjetjem, ki so delno ali večinsko v državni lasti, naj ne oglašujejo v medijih, ki širijo sovražni govor, ocenjujemo kot enega največjih pritiskov oblastnikov na medije v zadnjih letih.

The mainstream media presentations of the candidates and programmes for the local elections 2018 was partly biased in favor of the left-wing candidates. Unfortunately, the mainstream media continues the trend from the National Assembly elections when they clearly and openly took a stand of the transitional left. Their political instrumentalisation was evident in the electoral campaigns especially in the municipalities of Ljubljana and Maribor.