Meaning of Reithian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of or relating to John Reith, 1st Baron Reith (1889–1971), Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom.
2. Having patrician beliefs about broadcasting; especially, holding to the principle that the BBC, or television in general, should inform, educate and entertain.

Examples

“The old purist (Reithian) PSB model seems unlikely to survive. However, the Germans may possibly have found a model offering PSB a survival route in the form of the 1987 State Treaty on the Reorganization of Broadcasting.”

“Surprisingly, though, the white paper contained more old-fashioned Reithian values than had been predicted.”

“The Reithian concept was to some extent adopted by PBS. But, as Hughes signaled in the mid-1990s, PBS's dependence on corporate sponsorship had affected its public service character, making its programming "apolitical or carefully middle-of-the-road".”

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