I have addressed this in previous appearances before the committee.
My personal philosophy is that, as a public broadcaster, we are responsible for making sure our actions serve the citizens and, at the same time, encourage a vibrant media ecosystem. This means entering into all sorts of discussions, and I listed a number of them in my opening remarks, in which we can help support independent media, both community and privately owned, and we do this through various initiatives.
These are very dire times, and I am very concerned. The stories we heard this morning about the fragility are just some of the examples that we live through every day.
This is part of our team's responsibility. It doesn't mean there is one story or there should be one side always sharing storylines or angles. It's important that there be different points of view and different voices in a market. This is why it's important that there's diversity of ownership and news format. It's what we're trying to help preserve.
