Stop The Press!
I was reading Wayne’s blog, “HONDURAS THE NEXT BATTLEFIELD IN THE WAR ON DRUGS”. Two conflicting stories are presented: one by our President and one by some random guy on You-Tube. It got me thinking about how our media operates, how the media in other countries operate, and how those stories are presented to The People in such dramatically conflicting ways.It’s difficult to find real facts in reporting. Just tell us what you saw, who was there, eye witness accounts….investigate! It doesn’t sound like too much to ask, but apparently it is. Do real journalists exist anymore? And how free is our press really? We have Freedom of the Press. How do we know that? That’s what they told us.
We make so many assumptions and judgments about people, global events and other countries, based in large part, on the information we get from the media. How many issues do we have opinions about, but no real first-hand knowledge of? My guess is, a lot.
Reporters Without Borders states that it draws its inspiration from Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, according to which everyone has "the right to freedom of opinion and expression" and also the right to "seek, receive and impart" information and ideas "regardless of frontiers."RWB compiles and publishes an annual ranking of countries based upon the organization's assessment of their press freedom records.The report is based on a questionnaire [22] sent to partner organizations of Reporters Without Borders (14 freedom of expression groups in five continents) and its 130 correspondents around the world, as well as to journalists, researchers, jurists and human rights activists.The survey asks questions about direct attacks on journalists and the media as well as other indirect sources of pressure against the free press. RWB is careful to note that the index only deals with press freedom, and does not measure the quality of journalism. (Wikepedia).
Reporters Without Borders states that it draws its inspiration from Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, according to which everyone has "the right to freedom of opinion and expression" and also the right to "seek, receive and impart" information and ideas "regardless of frontiers."RWB compiles and publishes an annual ranking of countries based upon the organization's assessment of their press freedom records.The report is based on a questionnaire [22] sent to partner organizations of Reporters Without Borders (14 freedom of expression groups in five continents) and its 130 correspondents around the world, as well as to journalists, researchers, jurists and human rights activists.The survey asks questions about direct attacks on journalists and the media as well as other indirect sources of pressure against the free press. RWB is careful to note that the index only deals with press freedom, and does not measure the quality of journalism. (Wikepedia).»
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Technical Difficulties....
Maybe someone can help me? I having trouble breaking up the paragraphs in my post. The directions say to use, "" (without the quotes). I am doing that, but still no spaces.
Abs
It should break by itself.
I wonder why it wont.
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt
Just place a period and forget about it like I do..: D
Very good blog, and seeing how many different opinions some for propaganda reasons, political or financial.
Brazil is the United States of the southern hemi-sphere, their views may have an impact on all of South America.
The article that I did not write down concerning the quote from Manual Zelaya, was a blog out of South America.
Isn't It Interesting....
that they place the U.S. in the middle? I believe it. I was reading about how information is classified in the U.S. Who makes the call though, that's what I don't understand. Probably not allowed to talk about it!