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Bill: Media Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ultrackian 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: March 4706
Description[?]:
| Privately owned media is inherently biased, we shall rectify this. |
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 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: All television media are private.
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 | 20:58:25, February 03, 2020 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Media Reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This legislation threatens the very independence of the media that citizens rely on. Subsidizing media only encourages outlets to produce government friendly news coverage in order to gain more funding. While this government would never tie funding to friendly coverage, it is possible that future governments could, and that is a risk we are not willing to take. We hope that our friends in the Naval Party will reconsider their vote on this bill. Hon. Katherine LeClaire MP for Carter City Centre Minister of Education and Culture |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 377 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 268 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage." - Niccolo Machiavelli |