Sweden is building new state media group. 500 new journalists are hired to correct corrupt Information. The existing 140 print media will only receive state subsidies if they sign a "democracy clause" which means they need to follow the "principle of equal value for all people"
Media which write critical texts could at any time be excluded from financial contributions from the state.
Journalists see it as a massive intervention in the freedom of expression.
Holy shit, the world is going 1984 super fucking fast
Hunter Cox
This doesn't necessarily infringe on journalistic freedom. You're still free to publish independently, this only involves government subsidies.
Aiden Davis
Yes, unfortunately
Dominic White
Let them, it will backfire hard
Levi Brooks
This.
On top of that, I assume it will even help the companies that are cut off from funding because it will turn them into some kind of forbidden fruit and everyone will want to find out what dark secrets they are hiding to deserve that punishment.
Jose Brown
I don't want to live in this country anymore
Grayson Morgan
Is this plan widely known in Sweden?
Jaxon Torres
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Charles Jones
IIRC this is related to one of the Moderates party printing what is basically propaganda. They assembled a """""troll factory""""" or whatever they called it to post lies and misinterpretations to media.
Literally trying to out-meme the others. This would backfire if the media were to make a fuzz about it, but since SD would probably get most of the votes they lost, it is unlikely that it will ever make it fully in Swedish (((media))).
