Following the Supreme Court’s ruling, there is now an acute need for action at ORF. Depoliticization is just a building site for state radio. Krone+ analyzes with media experts – Editor-in-chief Klaus Herrmann of “Krone” classifies in a commentary.
At the suggestion of Burgenland’s head Hans Peter Doskozil, the highest judges recently asked a question that has been looming in the hearing room of the Constitutional Court (VfGH) for decades: what should ‘side letters’ and ‘friendship circles’ of politicians do? with the independence of the ORF? The question was meant to be rhetorical. And so the Constitutional Court declared the appointment of the foundation and the public council “unconstitutional”. The ORF is under too strong political influence. A new law must come into force by March 2025.
“This must happen in the next six months,” demands Neos boss Beate Meinl-Reisinger. National Council elections will take place in 2024. Communications scientist and ORF expert Fritz Hausjell fears that a protracted election campaign will leave little room for serious reforms. The public service giant is financed with around 700 million in taxpayer money. And there are many construction sites:
Source: Krone
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