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BBC is state media!
The crucial distinction is that it does not receive its budget from the current government's budget but through a separate fee / tax (1, 2, 3). That makes it way more resistant to political woes than, say, VGTRK (4, 5). That's why I was interested in your opinion on independent public media, such as the BBC, as compared to state-owned state-controlled media, which you had brought up, as well as compared to private independent media.
BBC is not independent media, its leadership is literally appointed by the king. Do you think he will appoint people who would go against his wishes? Maybe you even think that the Royal Navy is an independent shipping company?
Mate, can you please answer my question before starting your rant? Are you denying the independent financing as a critical distinction? What's the King gonna do if he doesn't like his evening program? Everyone at the BBC still gets paid the next morning.
They are still financed via state taxes. It is not an independent organization. If the king doesn't like the evening program, he will change the board, and they will find new journalists. And even this is assuming that they would even hire journalists who will go against the official line.