Council of States committee for print and against online media promotion
Published: Friday, Nov 22nd 2024, 12:50
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Print media publishers should continue to be indirectly subsidized by the federal government in the future through the reduced delivery of newspapers and magazines. After the National Council, the responsible Council of States committee is also calling for this. It says no to the promotion of online media.
The Committee for Transport and Telecommunications of the Council of States (KVF-S) approved a bill to increase indirect press subsidies for the daily delivery of regional and local press by 9 votes to 2, as reported by the parliamentary services on Friday. The small chamber will decide on this in the winter session.
However, the Council of States committee is calling for adjustments to the funding. Unlike the upper chamber, it also wants to retain the contributions for the membership and foundation press.
The KVF-S proposes that the introduction of channel- and business model-independent promotion of electronic media be rejected. The National Council also wants this area to be promoted by the state. However, the majority of the KVF-S fears the "creation of state media", as they put it.
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