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Comment by aktenlage

1 day ago

It doesn't seem to be the same then as in Germany. German public broadcast is arguably fine, when compared to private TV and radio broadcasters, many private newspapers and probably all social media platforms.

I don't know how bad it is in Denmark, but keep in mind that journalism that is not subject to profit seeking and independent on whatever billionaire owns the outlet, is not only valuable because you personally consume it, but also because it shapes the public discourse and thus indirectly may have influence on political decisions.

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em-bee  1 day ago

i agree that the private TV is no better, and the public TV has some good stuff. but what confuses me every time is that the law in germany expressly forbids the public funding of printed newspapers because it could be used as a propaganda tool but the same law does allow the funding of radio and TV and internet publications (the last is now really weird of you consider that printed newspapers are now online too)

account42  18 hours ago

No the ÖRR are not fine. Making students pay so talkshow millionaires can live luxurious lifestyles is not fine. Forcing people to fincance propagande against their own interests is not fine. Giving completely one sided reporting such a special platform is not fine.

encom  1 day ago

But a state financed news outlet is no better, because it invariably ends up being government propaganda, since that's the hand that feeds it.

  • aktenlage  20 hours ago

    There is no perfect world, and so it isn't perfect, but the separation between financing and content selection is there.

    IMO it doesn't need to be perfectly neutral and independent to be valuable for the population and the democracy. I'd love for it to be without the flaws the system has, I just think it is hard to install the perfect system, given the incentives of the involved decision-makers.