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In Germany, public (öffentlich-rechtlich) media are generously financed with a household tax. Unfortunately, the quality of reporting is still poor. Most of the
by hackandthink 2y ago
In Germany, public (öffentlich-rechtlich) media are generously financed with a household tax. Unfortunately, the quality of reporting is still poor. Most of the money is spent on stupid entertainment and sports reporting.
The reduction of direct state/party influence (2014) has also achieved little.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rundfunkrat https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rundfunkrat
- boxed 2y agoYea, Sweden has a similar system and problem. A bit part is that the public broadcasters think they are competing on views. Which is rather wrongheaded I think. They should focus on quality and education, not on just getting views without substance.