I disagree. The complaint was that a grant from the government makes the press less free to criticise the government. If the grant is clearly and legally boun

I disagree. The complaint was that a grant from the government makes the press less free to criticise the government. If the grant is clearly and legally bound to be determined according to a set of objective and publicly available metrics I do not see that it would be such a big problem. Of course a vindictive government could do what they can to negatively affect the press outlet in question but similarly could a supporting public affect them. In any case it can all be accounted and prepared for as long as the process is objective and transparent.