The BBC is one of the few public-type institutions where it enjoys a certain level of independence from the government, since it's mostly funded by the viewers

The BBC is one of the few public-type institutions where it enjoys a certain level of independence from the government, since it's mostly funded by the viewers [1]. No matter what you think about the content they produce or the License Fee, this model is vastly different compared to most if not all public broadcasters where the government funds the operation and thus has powers to turn them into propaganda machines. Hungary is a case in point [2]. This government has successfully sabotaged this delicate independence. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/19/public-sector-broadcasting-worldwide-bbc https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/19/public-sector-... [2] https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2020/07/29/in-hungary-eu-funds-are-used-to-finance-pro-government-media/ https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2020/07/29/in-hungary-e...