"Krone" commentary
Who still watches ORF?
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Our constitutional court has complained that the committees of the state broadcaster are too heavily influenced by the political parties. Its legal basis would have to be reorganized. And now that Kickl's Freedom Party, a party that has been critical of ORF for years, has been commissioned to form a government, the panic orchestra is playing at Vienna's Küniglberg these days.
ON THE ONE HAND, it should be beyond dispute that our country needs a public broadcaster. As a calling card of the republic and a media showcase for our socio-cultural identity in its regional manifestations. And also as a stronghold of objective information, media freedom and high-caliber journalism.
OTHERWISE, the mission can only be fulfilled with the help of a process of healthy downsizing - especially in view of the 25 billion euro hole in the national budget.
Streaming young people
At the same time, the ORF grandees must realize that the state broadcaster's monopoly on interpretation is long gone. Just like the need to entertain the audience.
The times when Punch and Judy for children, Heinz Conrads for senior citizens and Kulenkampff at the weekend were the entertainment authorities are over. Young people no longer need ORF, they stream it. And many older people prefer to find information online, unfortunately mainly in their own bubbles.
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