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...weekly press conference that the program hurts the image of the country abroad. Referring to the dozens of foreign media covering the show, he asked "if the country should be happy with this sort of publicity." A few days ago, some legislators had urged media minister Ronald Plasterk to stop the show. While calling the show "inappropriate and unethical," Plasterk said the constitution barred him from interfering with the content of public broadcasting...
...revelation that the show was a hoax did not seem to dismay him. "A fantastic stunt," was Plasterk's initial reaction after it aired. It remains to be seen whether all feedback will be as positive...
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