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"States should also ensure stable, sustainable, transparent and adequate funding for public service media on a multiyear basis in order to guarantee their independence from governmental, political and market pressures and enable them to provide a broad range of pluralistic information and diverse content."

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CoE (Committee of Ministers): Recommendation Rec(2018)1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Media Pluralism and Transparency of Media Ownership, para. 2.10

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Recommendation Rec(2018)1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Media Pluralism and Transparency of Media Ownership

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Government officials should not abuse their legal resources or custody over public finance to exert control over media content.
Editorial independence, including of online media, should be protected and free from political or economic interference.