The ORF’s Future Could Lie in Barter
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- About 200 representatives from the ORF, business, politics and civil society are due to discuss the broadcaster’s future at a forum organized by Media Minister Andreas Babler.
- Statements from the Social Democrats and NEOS suggest possible lines of compromise, while the Austrian People’s Party has not yet publicly set out its position in detail.
The future of Austria’s public broadcaster could be shaped through a series of exchanges. A “Future Forum” organized by Media Minister Andreas Babler is bringing together media, business, political and civil-society representatives to discuss what they expect from the ORF.
About 200 interest-group representatives, ranging from the ORF to civil-society organizations, are expected to discuss their visions for the broadcaster on Thursday and Friday. The central question is where possible trade-offs might emerge.
Statements so far from Babler and the media spokespeople of the Social Democratic Party and NEOS already suggest possible lines. The Austrian People’s Party, however, and its new secretary general Markus Gstöttner, who is also responsible for media policy, have not yet commented in detail on the subject.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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