Cable Forum - View Single Post - Will the Tories do Murdoch's bidding and kill off the BBC?

**Maggy** · 16-01-2010, 16:25

One only has to take a look how the communists/dictatorships/fascists governments used TV for propaganda to see that putting all eggs in one basket is not a good idea.

So we need a way in which there is free public broadcasting that can be independent from too much government control(and other unvoted for influences) whilst giving some other viable free market choices which are also hopefully independent of political influence.

Maybe we should be making a clear distinction between entertainment and a free press here?

What I'm truly wanting is a free source of independent information that is available to all,that we can all trust to gives us the truth without interference/influence from any present government or influence from commercial interests.I'm thinking in the latter case how certain commercial interests withdrew their sponsorship from Tiger Woods because of his 'affairs'.Add that kind of puritanical attitude/influence to any TV or news outlet and how much independence does commercial TV still retain?

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Maggy The Invisible Woman Cable Forum Mod Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: between Portsmouth and Southampton. Age: 73 Services: VM XL TV,50 MB VM BB,VM landline, Tivo Posts: 40,367	Re: Will the Tories do Murdoch's bidding and kill off the BBC? One only has to take a look how the communists/dictatorships/fascists governments used TV for propaganda to see that putting all eggs in one basket is not a good idea. So we need a way in which there is free public broadcasting that can be independent from too much government control(and other unvoted for influences) whilst giving some other viable free market choices which are also hopefully independent of political influence. Maybe we should be making a clear distinction between entertainment and a free press here? What I'm truly wanting is a free source of independent information that is available to all,that we can all trust to gives us the truth without interference/influence from any present government or influence from commercial interests.I'm thinking in the latter case how certain commercial interests withdrew their sponsorship from Tiger Woods because of his 'affairs'.Add that kind of puritanical attitude/influence to any TV or news outlet and how much independence does commercial TV still retain? __________________ Hell is empty and all the devils are here. Shakespeare..