"Reithian" meaning in English

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        "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."
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          "text": "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.",
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          "text": "Surprisingly, though, the white paper contained more old-fashioned Reithian values than had been predicted.",
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          "text": "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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