The flow of information in Council Democracy is fostered by the Totality and the State, channeling it through three different types of Media. The term ‘Mass Media’ in this context refers to the conveying of information through various mediums such as literature, music, television, film, news coverage, video games, and so on. Every possible mode of mass communications is capable of creating Arbeit and Geld within their production processes and transactional sales. The Council State and the Totality are capable of contributing Arbeit and Geld to the Life-Energy Reserve by participating in the dissemination of Mass Media.
The Council State is expected to allocate a portion of its State Budget toward a free and accessible “State Media.” Contrary to what one may be thinking, the Council State does not disseminate any propaganda through State Media insofar as there are other avenues for when that is necessary in wartime. In normal peacetime conditions, however, State Media is primarily responsible for the dissemination of content that demonstrates the National Culture of the Totality. Festivities, traditions, social customs and norms are showcased on State Media to promote the National Culture, thereby uniting the Totality around their National Essence and National Identity.
There are regular weather and news reports, covering national, regional and local events. The Totality is made aware of what is occurring inside the State Council and there is always going to be live coverage of any in-session legislative or interparty debates. The legislative debates involve State-Electors, State Councilors and State Delegates, but interparty debates are conducted by the leaderships of the People’s Party and its United Front. The idea is to keep the Totality informed on what is happening to the Council State, who are major parties running the Central Government, and instills the everlasting need for transparency and accountability.
State Media features economic and financial coverage of the VCS Economy from the Kontore and State Commissariats. The Central Planners and the Superintendents from the Ministry of Economics and the Ministry of Finance respectively always publish up-to-date information on the VCS Economy for the Totality as well as any Investors trading Arbeit and Geld for National-Socialized Financial Instruments. Important changes to Paygrades and Prices are announced across the various regions of the Socialist Nation. Even the Central Bank relies on State Media to inform the Totality about any changes it has made to their Sociable Currency or the Mechanization Rate.
National coverage of competitive sports is also handled by State Media. There will be the usual coverage of football matches and any other sports that happen to be popular in the Socialist Nation. Not everything broadcasted by State Media has to be considered as boring by the Totality. After all, to be on State Media is to be famous. Only the best content and highest-rated entertainment produced by the other two types of Mass Media, “Social Media” and “Student Media,” is going to be broadcasted on State Media.
The aforementioned distinctions between State Enterprises and Social Enterprises are also reflected in the distinctions between State Media and Social Media. Instead of referring to the practice of “Social Networking” under Neoliberalism, the concept of Social Media describes the creation and contribution of media created by and for the Totality. What can be found on Social Media are content that is not as popular or as necessary as those found on State Media, but are nonetheless worthy of giving a chance. This includes content that was locally produced and promoted by Regional and Municipal Governments.
Most varieties of entertainment are classified as Social Media under the Work-Standard. Everything from professionally made productions funded by Regional and Municipal Governments to literature made by political parties are two notable examples of Social Media. They could be TV shows, movies and games from less prominent publishers. They could be music and literature made by up and coming creators within their respective Industries. In all of those instances, everyone has a Vocation attached to a Guild or Subsidiary of Enterprises.
Almost everyone who gets involved in the contributions of Arbeit and Geld within this facet of economic life started out in Student Media, which refers to content created in the national educational system and allowed to be republished on Social Media by the Student Government. The contributions of young people to the National Culture are given their proper platforms on Student Media. The best works of art that gets republished on Social Media have a chance of being showcased on State Media.
As interesting as they may be, the concepts of State Media, Social Media and Student Media share the same significance as the concepts of Codetermination, Joint-Ownership, and Worker’s Self-Management from the preceding Entry. In essence, all three concepts are beyond the purview of the SMP Compendium. Like Codetermination, Joint-Ownership and Workers’ Self-Management, they deserve their own Treatise in connection to the Student Economy. The purpose of this Entry is to introduce them as being relevant to the Council Democratic process and how the flow of information operates under the Work-Standard. It was meant to provide a brief overview of these three types of Mass Media, therefore recognizing them as valid sources of Arbeit and Geld for the Life-Energy Reserve.
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