Citizen in Denmark - Ny i Danmark

The media and public debateCULTURE AND LEISURE TIMEThe right to think and speak freelyThe right to think and speak freely is an important part ofDanish democracy. This manifests itself in the free press andthe public debate.Media for citizens of immigrant originDanish daily life is characterised by numerous TV and radiostations, newspapers and periodicals and extensive communicationvia the Internet. Numerous media are speciallyaimed at citizens of immigrant origin. Find out more bylogging onto www.finfo.dk.TV programmes, regardless of whether you listen to themon the radio, TV, mobile phone or your computer. A medialicence is paid twice a year. It is the Danish Parliament thatregulates the media licence fee.You can register for a media licence* by logging ontowww.dr.dk.You can also subscribe to and pay for various private cableTV schemes.The broad media pictureA large part of the media concerns itself with pure entertainment.But the cultural, political and remaining publicdebate takes up a lot of space in the news, and this helps tocentre focus on problems and solutions that are importantto society.Media licence*Danmarks Radio and TV2 are public service* stations. It is theirjob to provide a wide range of radio and TV programmesof interest to all sections of the population.Among other things, the basis for public service mediaprogramming is a charge known as a media licence*. Thisis a charge you have to pay if you want to receive radio and122