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Bill: Public Radio and TV Stations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gaduridos Communist Party
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: February 4110
Description[?]:
| A pluralist, democratic and responsible mass media are essential in a regime of freedom. In genuinely free conditions, the mass media are indispensable in helping to form citizens' opinions and in encouraging them to civic participation. They can contribute to transparency in political affairs, to democratic control of administration actions, to a genuine expression of the people's will through elections, to a knowledge of reality and to the collective effort in solving the nation's problems, to improve the people's cultural level, and to closer ties, friendship and understanding among peoples. The existence – side by side with privately owned media – of a public sector including the different media (and specifically television and radio) which will be independent from the cabinet, political parties and economic powers, is fundamental in order to guaranteeing pluralism and the expression and clash of different trends of opinion. |
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: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
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: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
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:
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 63 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 58 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 80 |
| Random fact: Whilst the use of non-English languages can be appropriate for nation names, party names, constitutional titles and other variables, English is the official language of communication in the game. All descriptive texts and public communications should be in English or at least appear alongside a full English translation. |
| Random quote: "Hunger makes a thief of any man." - Pearl S. Buck |