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- Title
Medienbeteiligungen politischer Parteien - zugleich eine Besprechung des Urteils des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom 12. März 2008 - 2 BvF 4/03.
- Authors
Cordes, Malte
- Abstract
Federal states ruled by the CDU unleashed a wave of legislative initiatives to push back the influence of political parties in the media industry. The CDU and FDP firmly believe that the credibility of democracy and the independence of the fourth estate are jeopardized if political parties hold media shares. However, the Second Senate of the German Federal Constitutional Court decided that it would be unconstitutional to prohibit political parties from acquiring broadcasting shares unconditionally. Nevertheless, the parties generate significant revenues through investments in print and broadcasting media. This has a significant impact on equal opportunities in political competition. Moreover, there is a risk that published opinion, influenced by the parties, is passed off as the public opinion, i.e. as an outcome of public discourse. Finally, the decision of the Constitutional Court raises concern because it leaves conflicts of interest between parties and the State Media Institutions unconsidered, and because diverse ownership structures lead to statistical phenomena that are also not accounted for.
- Subjects
GERMANY; POLITICAL participation; POLITICAL parties; MASS media; DECISION making in political science; GERMANY. Bundesverfassungsgericht; DEMOCRACY; PUBLIC opinion
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, 2009, Vol 40, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
0340-1758
- Publication type
Article