Mojca Prelesnik will take over as the director of the Slovenia Press Agency (STA) on Thursday, having been appointed for a five-year term in April. The former information commissioner has said that she will focus on providing good conditions for the agency, including stable funding, as well as services the media market needs.

Public financing of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) will be overhauled under a reform bill that entered a 30-day public consultation period on Thursday and comes after the agency found itself on the verge of bankruptcy in 2021 when public financing was withheld.

Information Commissioner Mojca Prelesnik was appointed new STA director in a unanimous decision of the press agency's supervisory board on Thursday. She will start her term on 18 July, when her term as information commissioner expires.

Igor Kadunc tendered his resignation as director of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) during a session of the supervisory board on Monday, citing personal reasons. Kadunc, 73, came to the agency at the end of October 2021 amid a severe financial crisis and has managed to turn the tide. His last day at work should be 13 May.

The recently appointed new supervisory board of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) held its maiden session on Wednesday and picked Peter Ribarič, an IT expert, as the chief supervisor. Jure Brankovič, a media expert, was appointed the board's deputy chairman.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) is expanding as of September its fact-checking website Ne/Ja (No/Yes), which aims to debunk myths on socially relevant topics and raise awareness of the importance of recognising misleading information.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) has become a member of the Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies (AMAN) after a unanimous vote by the organisation's general assembly on Thursday.