RTE has two things going for it: Patronage, and inertia.
RTÉ does not deserve a life buoy, in its present crisis. It deserves a lustily thrown anchor.
The anomaly gets coverage, the normal gets tumbleweed.
This is not a situation where small changes are going to work.
Minister Catherine Martin defends State broadcasters like RTÉ, claiming that they “strengthen democracy,” and that during Covid they provided “excellent factual information.” #gript #RTEgate
He is unlikely to take my advice, but if it was sought, it would be as follow
“A blow to media freedom.”
Make the licence fee optional – then those who trust RTE can pay for it.
Many jobs “will no longer exist as they do today.”
This is worth remembering, the next time you hear a pious lecture about fake news and trustworthy sources.
Can’t tell truth from fiction.
These are the messy, unpleasant challenges of the 21st century, the consequences of longer lives and greater personal life choices.