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It is part of the German public broadcasting but as I just learned actually not financed by the fee every German household has to pay. It is financed directly b
by allendoerfer 6y ago
It is part of the German public broadcasting but as I just learned actually not financed by the fee every German household has to pay. It is financed directly by the German state.
I will use this in the future as an example for this simpler (and cheaper) system working just fine.
- codethief 6y ago> It is financed directly by the German state. I would add that despite the funding coming from the government, > The work of DW is regulated by the Deutsche Welle Act, meaning that content is intended to be independent of government influence [0] Specifically, the supervisory board of Deutsche Welle consists of 7 members that get elected by the parliament and the acting federal government and another 10 members that come from non-profit organizations like labor unions, religious groups, cultural and sports organizations, among others.[1] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Welle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Welle [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Welle#Aufsichtsgremien https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Welle#Aufsichtsgremie...