Strypey on Nostr: npub1zw9fy…rwtd3 > the govt should accredit journalists and give them years-long ...
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> the govt should accredit journalists and give them years-long grants to report on community and national news, and provide a neutral ad-free platform for distributing it
I'm all for increasing funding for public media like RNZ, and I've argued for decommercialising TVNZ;
https://disintermedia.substack.com/p/reimagining-public-media-in-aotearoa
But we also need well-resourced media entities that are independent of the state, with funding sources not subject to the whims of politicians.
> the govt should accredit journalists and give them years-long grants to report on community and national news, and provide a neutral ad-free platform for distributing it
I'm all for increasing funding for public media like RNZ, and I've argued for decommercialising TVNZ;
https://disintermedia.substack.com/p/reimagining-public-media-in-aotearoa
But we also need well-resourced media entities that are independent of the state, with funding sources not subject to the whims of politicians.