Don’t Save the Press
Faced with a crisis of survival as new technologies lure away their readers and viewers, traditional news media – like bankers, car manufacturers, and solar electricity producers – are increasingly turning to governments for help. But, rather than preserving the press as we know it, the political system must become compatible with the new information and communication technologies.
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LJUBLJANA - Throughout history, political leaders have supported existing communication technologies in order to defend the system in which they rule. Today, too, governments may be tempted to protect newspapers and public TV on the pretext of “saving democracy as we know it.” But efforts to block technological change have been futile in the past, and they would be unwise today. Instead, the political system (and the media) must adapt to the new reality.