Journalism Is a Public Good and Should Be Publicly Funded - eviltoast

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  • CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My country has a public broadcaster called NRK, which is funded by taxes paid by the people. By law they are funded by the public, but they have full editorial freedom (NRK-plaque) and they got a special board made up by members of the public to handle complaints and ethical issues. They are governed by Medietilsynet (eng.: The Norwegian Media Authority), and have a special responsibility to support democracy and public knowledge.

    NRK digs up dirt on and criticises members of Parliament (Storting), Parliament itself and the different ministries.