>A government that takes the time to look at how it can truly strengthen the fourth estate and democracy is bound to find its niche. At a time when the far right is banging loudly on the door, tapped by media looking for clicks, this is not a luxury. It is a democratic necessity.
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>For DPG Media, the latter is not necessary. De Morgen thinks it is a bad idea to “replace the existing subsidy with another form of structural state support for journalism, as some suggest.” Because “a living democracy benefits most from a press that stands strong and independent on its own feet.”
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>**With the doping of a few billion euros of state aid still fresh in its veins, this is the position of DPG Media. It is an extremely cynical position, taken by a company that, always keen on takeovers, already smells the victims.**
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>A company that meanwhile is fully committed to subsidies at the Flemish level. A company that also shows no compassion for its French-speaking partners who operate in a much less densely populated part of the country with correspondingly higher distribution costs.
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>The fact that the newspaper contract is on the upswing is a fine thing. A government abandoning its ambition to guarantee its citizens access to solid journalism is not. For decades that argument rang particularly hollow and was misused to line the pockets of media bosses.
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>Today a unique opportunity presents itself to right that historic billion-dollar wrong.
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>A government that takes the time to look at how it can truly strengthen the fourth estate and democracy is bound to find its niche. At a time when the far right is banging loudly on the door, tapped by media looking for clicks, this is not a luxury. It is a democratic necessity.
>
>For DPG Media, the latter is not necessary. De Morgen thinks it is a bad idea to “replace the existing subsidy with another form of structural state support for journalism, as some suggest.” Because “a living democracy benefits most from a press that stands strong and independent on its own feet.”
>
>**With the doping of a few billion euros of state aid still fresh in its veins, this is the position of DPG Media. It is an extremely cynical position, taken by a company that, always keen on takeovers, already smells the victims.**
>
>A company that meanwhile is fully committed to subsidies at the Flemish level. A company that also shows no compassion for its French-speaking partners who operate in a much less densely populated part of the country with correspondingly higher distribution costs.
>
>The fact that the newspaper contract is on the upswing is a fine thing. A government abandoning its ambition to guarantee its citizens access to solid journalism is not. For decades that argument rang particularly hollow and was misused to line the pockets of media bosses.
>
>Today a unique opportunity presents itself to right that historic billion-dollar wrong.
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