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State-funded media isn't great for liberal democracy either.

• criddell 4y ago
  The only state-funded media that I know of (BBC, CBC, and PBS) are all pretty good. I'd be sad to see any of them go away.
  • ghaff 4y ago
    PBS, or really mostly member stations, do get some funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, but it’s not really state-funded media and the best known programming would probably easily find a home elsewhere. What public funding there is has also been a political sticking point from time to time when some show or other has ruffled some legislative feathers.
    • criddell 4y ago
      > the best known programming would probably easily find a home elsewhere You're right - the popular stuff doesn't really matter when it comes to subsidies. If CBC has their funding slashed, Hockey Night in Canada will continue there or elsewhere. It's the unpopular stuff that needs support.