[ICTs-and-Society] Fwd: Fwd: Please sign the petition and disseminate!

[Sean Cubitt]

there was a brief period duringthe 1980s when the Peacock Report was expected to deregulate/neo-liberalise the BBC. The left formed up to defend it after years of decrying its proponsity to normativconservative balues. Defending the indefensible as one commentator said. Nonetheless a (reformed) public service channel is vital as a pace top fight these battles that cannpot be fought in a privatised industry

sean

On 13 Jun 2013, at 11:32, Matze Schmidt wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> and thanks -- but some objection to it: A greek emigrant told me
> yesterday about ERT's role in the public media sector as substantially
> problematic while showing administration policies. But there might be a
> chance for a takeover (equipment, skills, women/man-power).
> 
> Philosphically speaking, a void in the net offers new boundaries and
> options for a re-public(ation) of the public (not just audiences)
> instead of abstract free press announcements -- with utmost respect.
> 
> And due to practical reasons for amplifying the social crisis (which
> follows the economical one) I would plead for a shutdown of state media
> against the troika (EC, ECB and IMF).
> But true the 'new' lean and slimmed ERT stops any chance for the void at
> all.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Matze Schmidt
> 
>> The Greek Government has suddenly closed the public radio and television
>> broadcaster ERT using a decree not voted by the Parliament.
>> Freedom of the Press is essential for democracy.
> 
>> Please sign the petition to re-open the public television broadcaster
> 
> 
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