Far back in time (let’s say 20 years ago) everything was beautiful: television had control of the news maket, public service fulfilled it’s mission and dispersed culture and sophisticated entertainmant all around the world, birds were chirping happily in the trees and a rainbow was smiling over TV viewers in every home. With the appearance of LOL (Internet) and with the aggressive push of commercial television those times are gone forever. Now the attack has reached the most sacred place of every station — the news room. There is competition, but the conditions are not equal. Being first in news is in danger. Reliability is at stake. Public service television and its values are questioned day by day— the rivals, by the audience and by the people who work in it. So what is happening? Murder or suicide?
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