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Bill: Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act
Details
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: July 2036
Description[?]:
| Proposal to implement nationalised television and radio services to provide information unbiased by commercial concerns. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current:
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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:
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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:
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | Alan Sharkey: The NDLP are in favour of the creation of an independant not-for-profit news media. As long as its independance can be assured and it does not become a pro-government propaganda tool, of course. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | I'm going to have to say no to this one. If there are any non-profit media orginisations, they should be based on public support, not political donations. It's too easy for it to fall into the hands of whichever political party has the deepest pockets. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | James McDonald: Public support can be construed as support through subsidies from the government, as in a public sector broadcaster - as long as there are safeguards in place to protect the independance of the not-for-profit media, I see no problem with this. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | I think that any non-profit media should be supported by anonmyous private donation only. It's too easy to turn a political donation into an easy ally with the media. The government should, in no way, shape, or form, be any part of an orginisation that needs to be unpartisan. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | I agree with the NFP. We should, in no way, fnd any television or radio channels. If we fund it, it can never be "independent" from the government. Even if you say "Yeah! We're independent! Uh huh! We are!", no one will believe you. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | James McDonald: Again, I disagree. If we have a clear charter of what the national non-profit media can and cannot do, what it's goals are, and how we set it up, then these arguments become defunct. When non-profit medias work well - and when they are regulated as I have mentioned, they work extremely well - they provide a public good that would be difficult to provide if all broadcasting was made by the private sector. It can rely on stable management and policies to attract and develop journalistic talent, and be shown to inform the viewer, rather than to just entertain as commercial television can. If their independance is maintained, it can uphold a committment to balance that private media do tend to lack at times. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | "if" the the key word in that last sentence. I have no problem with non-profit media, as long as its funding is not tied into politics. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | Media can be independent from government, for example the BBC. On the other hand commercial media is always biased towards its advertisers as they owe them their survivial. For example a television station largely funded by Company X is not going to film an expose of Company X's use of slave labour. However media based around idnependence has far more likelyhood of being unbiased. |
| Date | not recorded | From | House of Thompson | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | We agree with this bill. There should be a government funded tevlevision and radio station. However we are hoping to go further, nationalazing all radio. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | response to the LP: This bill is not proposing independant media. this bill is proposing government media. I don't like the thought of media not reporting on slave labor, but i like the thought of the media not reporting government corruption even less. Independant media should be funded by public donation only, not private or government cash. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Radio and Television Act |
| Message | James McDonald: Can we get a firm agreement that if such an organisation, we draft a charter which upholds its' independance from government interference? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 6 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 34 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "Hatred is not, and should never be considered as another form of freedom of expression." - Icarion Dadhelus, former Selucian politician |