April 21, 2021 Share
The pandemic has boosted audiences for Europe’s public service media, with Europeans turning to fact-based news, according to the broadcasters’ trade association and academic studies.
Television, radio and digital channels all have shown upswings, especially in western Europe.
But while the public has appeared to have been appreciative, the continent’s public broadcasters are facing a twin threat. Central Europe’s populist governments have been or are seeking to reduce their editorial independence, transforming them into official mouthpieces, warn rights campaigners and journalists.
And in western Europe, center-right governments are coming under mounting pressure from conservative lawmakers and populists to defund public broadcasters.
European Public Broadcasters Facing Twin Threats
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