Thank you for such thorough analysis - I really appreciate the way you’ve explained it all. I find the funding model interesting as in Australia, our public broadcaster is also taxpayer funded but not through a direct fee like a licence fee but as a cut of overall taxes. We still face a lot of public criticism and have strict guidelines on impartiality but I wonder how much that out of pocket feeling of paying the fee contributes. I definitely feel the hypocrisy idea is at the heart of a lot of the anger. And I’m really not sure whether freelancers in a non-news role should be held to the same impartiality standards as the news team. Lots to consider.
Thank you for such thorough analysis - I really appreciate the way you’ve explained it all. I find the funding model interesting as in Australia, our public broadcaster is also taxpayer funded but not through a direct fee like a licence fee but as a cut of overall taxes. We still face a lot of public criticism and have strict guidelines on impartiality but I wonder how much that out of pocket feeling of paying the fee contributes. I definitely feel the hypocrisy idea is at the heart of a lot of the anger. And I’m really not sure whether freelancers in a non-news role should be held to the same impartiality standards as the news team. Lots to consider.