The government is forcing the people to pay for the public broadcasting. That's why they are inherently dependant on the government. Something that's literally funded by the government can not be independent from the government.

I'm living in Germany actually. Don't get me wrong, I like the ÖRR as alternative to private media. But to say it's independent from the government is really naive.

[–] Prunebutt@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

I'm not claiming that it's completely independent. But there are safeguards preventing direct influence of parliament on the media.

So, yes: it depends on the state, but it's not (directly) influenced by the executive/legislative/judicative branches of government.