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Bill: Independent Media Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Modern Intellectual Party
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: November 2204
Description[?]:
| We believe that it is important to have a non-corporate and non-government media voice. |
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: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives 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 a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives 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 | 14:13:26, March 22, 2006 CET | From | Pseudocentrists | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | support |
| Date | 18:36:36, March 22, 2006 CET | From | Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | The media is already independent. No need to change the current situation. |
| Date | 18:47:43, March 22, 2006 CET | From | Eixhiw Party | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | Oppose, agian we agree with the BLP. |
| Date | 20:39:15, March 22, 2006 CET | From | Modern Intellectual Party | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | No, the media is not independent. Currently we have unregulated private media whose only concern is for themselves. |
| Date | 22:08:50, March 22, 2006 CET | From | Barmenistan National Party | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | As opposed to PSBs who serve the government and allow them to indoctrinate the people with certain messages. |
| Date | 01:11:15, March 23, 2006 CET | From | Modern Intellectual Party | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | Well at the very least there would be two lying indoctrinating voices, rather than just one. We are merely trying to increase the levels of media, wouldn't it be nice to hear the news from someone who isn't trying to sell you something? Wouldn't it be nice if you could watch the news and not have to think if they have suppressed stories so their advertisers wouldn't back out? For once could we have someone reporting the news who only has an interest in reporting the news. These media outlets are independent from the government. It just gives people without the necessary means to own a radio channel the chance to broadcast their views. |
| Date | 11:26:18, March 23, 2006 CET | From | Bastiat Party | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | MIP "No, the media is not independent. Currently we have unregulated private media whose only concern is for themselves." To say the media is independent means that it is independent from government. |
| Date | 12:21:21, March 23, 2006 CET | From | Modern Intellectual Party | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | OK, they are independent from the government but they have their own interests, with other laws in this country they have the power to say anything they want, even if they know it is false, there is no regulation and we need another voice. |
| Date | 20:36:12, March 23, 2006 CET | From | Bastiat Party | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | You say that as if there is only one private television and media corporation, but of course there is not, there are competing media channels for different audiences from news oriented toward the political left and right, to documentaries. Whereas under government control there would be only one view, not competing views. |
| Date | 12:47:47, March 24, 2006 CET | From | Modern Intellectual Party | To | Debating the Independent Media Bill |
| Message | We do not think that there is only one television channel, sorry for that misunderstanding, but we do feel that all private media has its own motivations besides serving the public which could conflict with what is best for the country. We do not propose a single channel under state control, what we propose is independent from the government. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 281 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 377 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 92 |
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