• ThomasWilliams
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    1 day ago

    How is an organisation totally dependent on govt funding and legal backing (and whose board is appointed by the PM) in any way “independent” ?

    • FishFace@piefed.social
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      16 hours ago

      I’d rather have an organisation dependent on funding from a democratically-elected government negotiated on a regular schedule and whose board is at least nominally arms-length, than one in hock to big business.

    • FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca
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      23 hours ago

      How is somebody dependent on revenue from soulless corporations independent? They are the worst for suppressing news, especially about them or their friends. Do something they don’t like and revenues start dropping like rocks.