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Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 25, 2022

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

Culture war topics are accepted, and proposals for a better intro post are appreciated.

Posted because I didn't see Zorba post one today. Feel free to delete if that's an issue.

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How much influence should public sector employees on policies of their employer? Kim Davis wasn't permitted to, but what of state media journalists.

Do latter have the right to determine the editorial line and ideological slant of articles they are paid to write by taxpayers?

It's a tricky question.

Overall, I'd say state media probably benefits from a diversity of perspectives, so I'd generally be in favour of journalists' right to expression but against a supposed editors' right to co-ordinate an ideological slant opposing the government. Generally I'd prefer relatively-little ideological thinkpieces from a government media outlet in general, although "relatively-little" isn't quite "zero".