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Nope, because there are different media available, and one can watch/listen/read those. In Orban like states you loose that free access to all media and you ar

by krzyk 5y ago

Nope, because there are different media available, and one can watch/listen/read those. In Orban like states you loose that free access to all media and you are forced into the state one. For those that are not aware countries that were under former Soviet boots all have a state television, which is the default source of information for older people (they are used to it), whichever party wins the elections sets up this TV broadcast to their liking. All other TV broadcasters need to have a special privilege approved by the state - do you see what can happen here?

porkbrain 5y ago
I'd like to stress the "_may happen_" in the parent's post. I'd argue that in Czech Republic the state TV (ČT) works well so far. One cannot filter out out biases from journalism completely, but in general the quality of production is a good indicator to me that they do have processes in place which try to address some biases. In my eyes on average ČT wins compared to the private TV stations in the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Television#Management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Television#Management
f6v 5y ago
> For those that are not aware countries that were under former Soviet boots all have a state television Most countries in the world have state-owned television. > In Orban like states you loose that free access to all media and you are forced into the state one. So many people own smartphones and have internet access. Even older ones, who learn to use them faster than PCs. People can consume whatever media they want. And people can certainly teach their parents how to consume non-government news.
- Amhaengosa 5y ago
  > Most countries in the world have state-owned television. Yes, but not state-owned television almost exclusively. The Orban government managed to buy out pretty much every independent TV channel leaving basically only RTLklub which is free-to-air and available anywhere in the country. > So many people own smartphones and have internet access. Even older ones, who learn to use them faster than PCs. People can consume whatever media they want. And people can certainly teach their parents how to consume non-government news. Still not everyone has access to the internet, especially in rural areas. For some people the only news source is television and the radio, both which are predominantly owned by the government.
  - f6v 5y ago
    Don’t want to downplay the government’s role in shaping the public opinion. But quick check shows that the number of internet users is well over 50%, which gives a good shot at winning at election if one decides to defeat the government.

by krzyk 5y ago

porkbrain 5y ago

I'd like to stress the "_may happen_" in the parent's post. I'd argue that in Czech Republic the state TV (ČT) works well so far. One cannot filter out out biases from journalism completely, but in general the quality of production is a good indicator to me that they do have processes in place which try to address some biases. In my eyes on average ČT wins compared to the private TV stations in the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Television#Management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Television#Management

f6v 5y ago

> For those that are not aware countries that were under former Soviet boots all have a state television Most countries in the world have state-owned television. > In Orban like states you loose that free access to all media and you are forced into the state one. So many people own smartphones and have internet access. Even older ones, who learn to use them faster than PCs. People can consume whatever media they want. And people can certainly teach their parents how to consume non-government news.

Amhaengosa 5y ago
> Most countries in the world have state-owned television. Yes, but not state-owned television almost exclusively. The Orban government managed to buy out pretty much every independent TV channel leaving basically only RTLklub which is free-to-air and available anywhere in the country. > So many people own smartphones and have internet access. Even older ones, who learn to use them faster than PCs. People can consume whatever media they want. And people can certainly teach their parents how to consume non-government news. Still not everyone has access to the internet, especially in rural areas. For some people the only news source is television and the radio, both which are predominantly owned by the government.
- f6v 5y ago
  Don’t want to downplay the government’s role in shaping the public opinion. But quick check shows that the number of internet users is well over 50%, which gives a good shot at winning at election if one decides to defeat the government.