on the BBC Archived Message
Posted by flash on January 17, 2021, 7:31 pm, in reply to ""The key campaign is to challenge the influence of billionaires thru the media""
While I understand psingh and Keith's cynicism, I think it's encouraging that media reform is seen as a priority project for this new group. The full statement of that is here: https://thecorbynproject.com/media-reform/ Which includes this on the BBC: "The second key area is the BBC. A strong, independent public service media remains as vital as ever, and especially in an age of rampant disinformation and a billionaire press. But it’s equally clear that in its current constitution and framework, the BBC is neither accountable to, nor representative of the British public. Instead of taking meaningful steps towards this goal, the Conservative government consolidated its power over BBC appointments in the 2017 renewal of its charter. But rather than being appointed by government, the BBC’s board could be elected by staff and/or license fee payers. And rather than being subject to periodic ‘charter renewal’ by the government, the BBC could be put on a permanent statutory footing with a more secure and independent funding mechanism. Such measures have established precedent in several European countries. Combined with a less centralised and more regionalised structure, they could go a long way to help ensure the BBC becomes genuinely independent of both state and market pressures."
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Message Thread:
- Project for Peace and Justice launch event starting now - marknadim January 17, 2021, 3:13 pm
- A talking shop, just what we need....nm - Keith-264 January 17, 2021, 4:00 pm
- An NGO, just what we need - nm - psingh January 17, 2021, 4:06 pm
- "The key campaign is to challenge the influence of billionaires thru the media" - marknadim January 17, 2021, 4:09 pm
- Chomsky speaking Now - marknadim January 17, 2021, 4:10 pm
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