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What's threatening commercial online news? (Spoiler: it's not public service media) The "crowding out" myth, the idea that public service media's (PSM) online news offer pushes out commercial online news, just won't die. But the evidence tells a different story. 🎙️ In this interview, Dr. Renate Doerr and Dr. Lutz Köhler, MBR from ZDF breaks down why this narrative doesn't hold up and what the research actually shows about PSM's role in the news landscape in conversation with our Alexandre Fall. Let's be clear: public service media doesn't crowd out. It lifts up. Watch to find out why this matters for the future of democratic media in Europe Read the full interview at the link in the comments ⤵️

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