Sinn Fein plan to censor RTE

[Purple]

Is anyone else worried about the Shinner plan to have a political board overseeing RTE's political content?
It's being done on the absolutely laughable pretext that RTE weren't anti-Israeli enough since the Israel-Gaza war started but that's just a pretext to get the body in place. Given their penchant for trying to silence journalists and media criticism it's a bit Trumpian.

 

[redstar]

Don't SF already have a Council in place to oversee their own political content ? Maybe they'll extend that to RTE....

 

[peemac]

So RTE gave reasonably balanced reporting on the Israel / Gaza situation, but because it was not in keeping with sf single sided biased policy, sf are going to introduce a political board to make sure that RTE only provide a sf view on all political matters.

Isn't this what Putin does in Russia?

 

[Purple]

So RTE gave reasonably balanced reporting on the Israel / Gaza situation, but because it was not in keeping with sf single sided biased policy, sf are going to introduce a political board to make sure that RTE only provide a sf view on all political matters.

Isn't this what Putin does in Russia?

I thought RTE's coverage was very biased against Israel so the Shinners must really want to control the narrative.

 

[faketales]

I hadn’t observed any major bias to Israel. In fact i image they are less sympathetic than most broadcasters in Europe.

Definitely seems like an excuse. A move to go from a public broadcaster to a state broadcaster.

What about other broadcasters who receive a small amount of the licence fee. Do SF want to approve their content too?

 

[Peanuts20]

Sinn Fein want RTE to give out more about indiscrimate bombing and killing of innocent civilians?? Puzzling to say the least given their history. .

 

[Purple]

Sinn Fein want RTE to give out more about indiscrimate bombing and killing of innocent civilians?? Puzzling to say the least given their history. .

I think that the Shinners think RTE are not biased enough in favour of the guys who started this round of murder and mayhem. Anyway, it's just an excuse to establish a way of censoring RTE. They pick a popular, populist and emotive topic as a Trojan Horse and then they have established a mechanism of control.

 

[Salvadore]

. Given their penchant for trying to silence journalists and media criticism it's a bit Trumpian.

Still better than the old way they had of silencing people.

Progress I suppose.

 

[odyssey06]

Still better than the old way they had of silencing people.

Progress I suppose.

Not sure if it is in terms of societal impact. One is terrorism, tyranny wrapped in laws is arguably worse and far reaching. Different tactics of fascism.