Christian Christensen offers advice on how European countries can maintain a vibrant news ecology in the face of global threats to free speech, a free press and public service broadcasting.
Let’s face down the smear that regulation is “big government”. One of government’s main duties is to protect its citizens against threats, exploitation and other misuses of power by bad actors. Hence the necessity of regulation imposed by a body given power by the citizenry to act on their behalf. A free for all and self-regulation doesn’t work.
"...Swedish Television and Swedish Radio are by far the most trusted news and media outlets in the country (including among many conservatives) and well ahead of commercial alternatives...." So who would know it's possible for a publicly funded network to win the hearts of the audience. Unfortunately, BBC Scotland for instance is governed by a BBC behemoth totally out of touch. Compare their news output with Channel 4 News
Let’s face down the smear that regulation is “big government”. One of government’s main duties is to protect its citizens against threats, exploitation and other misuses of power by bad actors. Hence the necessity of regulation imposed by a body given power by the citizenry to act on their behalf. A free for all and self-regulation doesn’t work.
"...Swedish Television and Swedish Radio are by far the most trusted news and media outlets in the country (including among many conservatives) and well ahead of commercial alternatives...." So who would know it's possible for a publicly funded network to win the hearts of the audience. Unfortunately, BBC Scotland for instance is governed by a BBC behemoth totally out of touch. Compare their news output with Channel 4 News