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Bill: Media Reform Bill, 3913
Details
Submitted by[?]: Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union
Status[?]: defeated
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: January 3914
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, in order to attain the diverse and bustling media landscape that we all wish to see flourish - except for the Labour party whose policy it is to outlaw for-profit media of course -, subsidies are simply unnecessary. They only create submissive court reporters for the political establishment as they are not subjected to customer scrutiny, having their expenses covered by the government. In contrast, conventional private media has to take into account the demand of the public for objective journalism and diverse opinions, which makes the superior to state-subsidized news outlets. Apart from privatization, we also need to make sure that politician are no longer protected from investigative reporting through restrictions on "personal stories", which should not be much of a problem given that nowadays politicians seem quite happy about having their home stories covered by the media anyway. We also suggest to abolish the hate speech clause which, while deriving from good intentions, allows activist judges to suppress political opinions they do not approve. Civil society is quite capable of censoring those who continue to spout hate-filled rubbish without having to resort to the brute force of the state. Erwin Schausberger Leader of Frisinnede Venstre |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: The media may publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures, but only if deemed in the interest of the public.
Current: The media may publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures, but only if deemed in the interest of the public.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 68 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 71 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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