Speech & media

Should public broadcasters be privatised?

The test question and the possible answers

Public media should be privatised.

What's at stake: The debate pits information independent of private interests against the idea that the state shouldn't own media.

The left's argument

Public media guarantee information that is independent of private interests.

The right's argument

The state has no business owning media: private competition is enough to inform people well.

And you, where do you stand?

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