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Bill: Fairness of the Media
Details
Submitted by[?]: House of Thompson
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2053
Description[?]:
| To add more fairness to the media, we propose that government takes a stake in the media. This will reduce corruption and allow the media to be non biased and educational. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:01:01, May 14, 2005 CET | From | Catholic Peoples Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | Agreed |
| Date | 14:45:23, May 14, 2005 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | NEin. |
| Date | 15:36:39, May 14, 2005 CET | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | so wait... tell me how government money in the media is going to make the media unbiased about the government. absolutely not |
| Date | 16:56:31, May 14, 2005 CET | From | Opinion Poll Vultures | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | The government does not belong in the media. |
| Date | 17:05:26, May 14, 2005 CET | From | Catholic Peoples Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | Indeed, but 24/7 infomercial is not the alternative, the fact remains that A (and not all) government subsidized station will: 1.) Reach the entire population and not just one group of impulsive infomercial customers, 2.) Inform all of the population of disaster and provide immediate information and instructions of what to do in that case, 3.) Serve the public as a whole in order to maintain a steady stream of objective information and not just another black-man-shot-a-cop-story. Saying that this media won’t be objective is like saying that all our school children are indoctrinated by the government since that is public too. I think it is a free media in terms of the content of pre-defined programs; Islamic groups are free to give any information they feel is necessary about their culture to the public, publicly educated journalists are free to inform the people of today’s news during the daily news and actualities show. |
| Date | 17:51:42, May 14, 2005 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | You see, THAT was a convincing statement by the CPP. Everyone else said that it would just be to give a neutral viewpoint on news, but what the CPP points out is important. Most big companies just show what they want the people to see, but if you made a station where EVERYONE could say something(like Muslims, Jews, Black People, Lepers), instead of just one group(rich fat business people), then the people get to see what they wouldn't normally see. As long as that stuff is implemented, I switch over to the CPP train. |
| Date | 04:07:07, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Opinion Poll Vultures | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | I will oppose this no matter what anyone says, the government has no need for such a thing. |
| Date | 04:34:21, May 15, 2005 CET | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | 1.) Reach the entire population and not just one group of impulsive infomercial customers, please, tell me that all the viewers of CNN and NBC are 'impulsive infomercial customers' i might keep a straight face this time. 2.) Inform all of the population of disaster and provide immediate information and instructions of what to do in that case, What makes you think a private media wouldn't? 3.) Serve the public as a whole in order to maintain a steady stream of objective information and not just another black-man-shot-a-cop-story A) in no way does that statement accurately portray the news of mainstream private media B) 'Objective' is not exactly what i would call information that is all coming from one source. |
| Date | 05:34:45, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | Remember NFP, for every CNN there are two FOX Newsesesesesess(I am confused on that part...). At least one channel that shows EVERYONES ideas will ballance it somehow. |
| Date | 12:45:02, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Catholic Peoples Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | Please don't mix IC and OOC. There is no CNN in this world...oy. |
| Date | 16:04:25, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Opinion Poll Vultures | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | ooc: lets make one dwende :P |
| Date | 18:11:38, May 15, 2005 CET | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | Commonwealth National News National Broadcasters of the Commonwealth XD |
| Date | 19:50:09, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Fairness of the Media |
| Message | ^^ |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 405 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 103 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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