Oh yes, legality
The government and main opposition have exhausted the vocabulary of hostility in trying to prove which of the two has twisted the truth more with respect to the media and which of them was the archangel of transparency and legality. If we were to take their dispute seriously, those of us who are citizens of this country (as well as couch potatoes) would have to ignore the fact that 10 years ago, the Greek Parliament in a sudden burst of unanimity and rare magnanimity, handed out broadcasting permits so that media barons could humbly and selflessly serve the ideal of informing the public. And this, of course, they have done, with full respect for the laws. Now, the government is boasting because the National Radio and Television Council has ruled that none of the existing television channels should have been issued a license; their files contain no evidence of the origin of their finances. So why is the government boasting? Does the ruling cancel out the fact that both the government and the opposition have tolerated the illegality these many years? Have the TV channels taken fright and decided to obey even half of the Council’s recommendations? Of course not.
