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Bill: Free media act of 3928
Details
Submitted by[?]: Telamons Kommunistiska Parti (TKP)
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: July 3929
Description[?]:
| For a free and unbiased media! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:58:41, October 28, 2015 CET | From | Socialliberala Unionspartiet (SUP) | To | Debating the Free media act of 3928 |
| Message | Herr Talman, we do not see how this change would create a free media, as it should already be free. |
| Date | 10:05:46, October 28, 2015 CET | From | Telamons Kommunistiska Parti (TKP) | To | Debating the Free media act of 3928 |
| Message | We would like to remind our friends in SUP that the private radio and television stations are profit run, thus making it their top priority to sell as much as possible and not to provide us with objective news. It would also be very dangerous if a so called "natural monopoly" were to be established in the media sector. This bill would ensure a free and unbias media. |
| Date | 10:12:47, October 28, 2015 CET | From | Socialliberala Unionspartiet (SUP) | To | Debating the Free media act of 3928 |
| Message | We would suggest that rather than removing all private enterprises establishing some non-profit initiatives while still retaining the right for private media to exist. That way we guarantee unbiased media for the people without risking the jobs and positions of existing media. Would such a compromise be acceptable? |
| Date | 10:20:00, October 28, 2015 CET | From | Telamons Kommunistiska Parti (TKP) | To | Debating the Free media act of 3928 |
| Message | If the current bill does not pass, such a compromise would be acceptable. It would be a step in the right direction. |
| Date | 10:21:01, October 28, 2015 CET | From | Socialliberala Unionspartiet (SUP) | To | Debating the Free media act of 3928 |
| Message | Excellent. We thank you for your consideration. |
| Date | 03:49:19, October 29, 2015 CET | From | Chauvinistisk Parti för Telamons (CPT) | To | Debating the Free media act of 3928 |
| Message | Our party believes in free speech and doesn't care about political correctness. Josef Alfredsson, CPT member |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 50 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 68 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 61 |
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