Public service media is about more than just communication.
That's according to the secretary-general of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, Sally-Ann Wilson.
She has given evidence to a Tynwald select committee looking into the future of public service broadcasting in the Isle of Man.
Mrs Wilson says there are other factors which should be considered:
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