I don't know anything about DR's relationship with the Danish government
I wrote a bit about how DR and the state funded arts work in Denmark. I have quoted it here:
After 1968 (as in many Western countries) the communists took power in institutions like the media, education system and cultural institutions. The goal was to influence the people in such a way as to prepare for communism, either through revolution or a foreign takeover (by the Soviets).
One group called the cultural marxists believed that by undermining the culture and values and basically creating self-hate in the population they would open their minds to a communist society.
Artists became dependent on state funds in the 60s, but the government did not want to give out the funds directly. Instead the distribution of these funds fell into the hands of the marxists, appealing to their ideology and taste is one of the reasons why these viewpoints are so prevalent in Danish music, theater and film.
The same principle applies to DR - the government does not want to get their hands dirty, instead the institution runs itself with communists in power and is given billions in state funds to do with as they wish.
Lately, the 'progressive' agenda has become so ingrained with the creative workers that they will deny having any political agenda at all. To them, their opinions are simply natural and anyone who thinks differently is just stupid and uneducated.
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