The answer to this should be obvious. But according to three out of the four individuals the Herald selected for this weeks "The Question" section, the Government should be actively involving itself in funding journalism. Don't we already have enough government involvement in journalism? Surely the ABC and SBS are enough.
Ed Coper, a media consultant, believes that the government should ensure that citizens have access to fact-based journalism. Apparently we have a "right to be informed" and the government should involve themselves in journalism to protect this "right to be informed". I've looked over the constitution and don't see any "right to be informed".
Ultimately the problem with this entire article (other than Chris Berg's contribution, which was a healthy dose of common sense) is this idea that "independent" journalism can exist, and that "independent" journalism can exist when dependent on government support.
I'm sure The Herald will continue to provide quality reporting no matter who owns the paper. The majority of people buy a paper to read the news, not the analysis which is where editors can push a particluar agenda. Get over it.
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