Jo Miran@lemmy.mlM to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 months agoQuantum Violin Rulelemmy.mlimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down19
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minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mlOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoI don’t disagree but I also want to clarify that a press run or funded by the government is the opposite of a free press.
minus-squaremathemachristian[he]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoRight, but it follows that at the moment no western liberal democracy has a mainstream free press since they’re all ran or at least funded by their liberal government or by private capital
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoRun yes, funded no. ABC & BBC are a net positive - as long as they stay independent.
I don’t disagree but I also want to clarify that a press run or funded by the government is the opposite of a free press.
Right, but it follows that at the moment no western liberal democracy has a mainstream free press since they’re all ran or at least funded by their liberal government or by private capital
Run yes, funded no. ABC & BBC are a net positive - as long as they stay independent.