On carrots, sticks and the Latvian media

  • 2006-07-05
  • Interview by Gary Peach
He is arguably Latvia's most widely known and respected journalist. Having begun as a staff reporter during the struggle for independence, he went on to write investigative features 's and later a book 's probing high-profile corruption scandals. Nevertheless, it has been Janis Domburs' work on TV that has distinguished him from his peers. For the past five years he has dazzled viewers by moderating intense debates on his personal program 's "Kas notiek Latvija"(What's Happening in Latvia?) 's on subjects ranging from the war in Iraq to gay parades in Riga.Domburs' show gained widespread pr...
 
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