[mixmax]

In Denmark we have "denmarks Radio" which is basically a state owned tv, web and radio media outlet whose purpose it is to educate the populace. This changes the incentives, because the income is from the state whose goal is to have educated and smart voters, not to make money on headlines. I believe the BBC works in a similar fashion, and it shows in their news coverage.

[dsego]

In Croatia we have national tv and radio. If you own a TV set or radio you are obliged by law to pay a monthly fee. This in theory means that they should be objective and impartial. However, the top heads there are appointed through political connections. So they're mostly a propaganda machine for the political parties in power. Since the politicians here are only puppets in the service of big money and foreign power, their agenda is mostly to serve their interests. Except for some small independent web sites (such as advance.hr), all other private newspapers and sites sell cheap infotainment, often poorly translated articles from english and american yellow-press.

[silvestrov]

BBC has standards. Denmarks Radio doesn't. DR's content is of surprisingly low quality in spite of being forbidden from running advertising. Educating the populace was something they did in the 70'ies. Today the managements uses "number of viewers" as their only compass.