| SamuelRSmith said: I bet it's the libel laws that drop the UK down, or, at least, has a lot to do with it. |
tbh, I don;t think you can realistically have much less regulation than the UK does unless you want the entire media to be like the comment section on a Youtube video.
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Retrasado said:
tbh, I don;t think you can realistically have much less regulation than the UK does unless you want the entire media to be like the comment section on a Youtube video.
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LMAO!
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What a bunch of lies.
Deny the Holocaust and you can go to jail in sveral of those least restrictive countries.
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elprincipe said:
Without looking at methods, I'd assume we are hurt by things like Judith Miller being sent to jail for failing to reveal a confidential source and things like the McCain-Feingold assault on political speech. Also, campus speech codes and the like that lead to censorship. And of course the censorship of scary things like sex.
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Since when does campus speech codes and sex have to do with press freedom?
I'd really like for the report to be less vague. They sent out questionaires to members of the RWB and rights activisits...I'd really like to know what the questions were, and who answered them.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
mrstickball said:
Since when does campus speech codes and sex have to do with press freedom? I'd really like for the report to be less vague. They sent out questionaires to members of the RWB and rights activisits...I'd really like to know what the questions were, and who answered them.
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The questions were:
COUNTRY MEDIA DATA Estimated number of : 1. Journalists working in the country. 2. National news media outlets operating in the country. 3. Independent or opposition news media (not including media outlets in exile). PHYSICAL ATTACKS, IMPRISONMENT AND DIRECT THREATS How many journalists, media assistants or press freedom activists : 4. Were murdered ? 5. Were murdered, with the state involved ? 6. Were arrested or sent to prison (for more than two days) ? 7. Were briefly arrested (for a few hours) ? 8. Are currently in jail and serving a heavy sentence (more than a year) for a media-related offence ? 9. Were physically attacked or injured by representatives of the state (such as police, soldiers, political leaders or ruling party militants) ? 10. Were personally threatened with death by representatives of the state (such as police, soldiers, political leaders or ruling party militants) ? 11. Were physically attacked, injured or personally threatened with death by other people ? 12. In all the above cases, did the authorities do their best to punish those who seriously violated press freedom ? Give examples of efforts they made and give a score from 0 (no efforts) to 5 (strong efforts). 13. Did the authorities take steps to prevent those who seriously violated press freedom from being prosecuted (such as prematurely ending investigations, attempting to postpone a trial indefinitely) ? Give examples. Were any journalists (yes/no) : 14. Illegally imprisoned (no arrest warrant, in violation of maximum period of detention or without trial or court appearance) ? 15. Tortured or ill-treated ? (distinguish between the two). 16. Kidnapped or did any disappear ? 17. Forced to leave the country because of pressure ? Were there (yes/no) : 18. Armed militias or secret organisations regularly targeting journalists (such as terrorist action, bomb attacks, murders, kidnapping or direct threats) ? 19. Journalists who had to be accompanied by bodyguards or use security measures (such as bulletproof jackets or armoured vehicles) while doing their work ? INDIRECT THREATS, PRESSURES AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION Was/were there (yes/no) : 20. Surveillance of journalists with the state involved (such as phone-tapping or being followed) ? 21. Journalists from privately-owned media outlets forced to stop working because of harassment, threats or political pressure ? 22. Problems of access to public or official information (such as refusal by officials or selection of information provided according to the media outlet’s editorial line) ? 23. Restricted access to any regions of the country (such as an official ban or strict official control) ? 24. Foreign journalists deported or prevented from entering the country ? CENSORSHIP AND SELF-CENSORSHIP 25. How many media outlets were censored, seized or ransacked with the state involved or had their operating licence withdrawn ? Was there (yes/no) : 26. An official prior censorship body systematically checking all media content ? This does not mean a media regulatory body but a government or military office that inspects all content of public or privately-owned media and can order any item not to be published or broadcast. 27. Routine self-censorship in the privately-owned media ? Give a score from 0 (none) to 5 (strong self-censorship). 28. News that was suppressed or delayed because of political or business pressure ? Give examples. 29. Does the media report the negative side of government policies ? 30. Does the media report the negative side of actions of powerful companies or their owners ? 31. Does the media undertake investigative journalism ? PUBLIC MEDIA Was/were there (yes/no) : 32. A state monopoly of TV ? 33. A state monopoly of radio ? 34. A state monopoly of printing or distribution facilities ? 35. Government influence on the state-owned media’s editorial line ? 36. Unjustified sackings of journalists in the state-owned media ? 37. Fair opposition access to state-owned media ? Give a score from 0 (no access at all) to 5 (free and fair access) ? ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRESSURE Was/were there (yes/no) : 38. Unjustified and improper use of fines, summonses or legal action against journalists or media outlets ? 39. Cases of violating the privacy of journalistic sources (such as prosecution, search of premises or investigations) ? 40. Use of withdrawal of advertising (government stops buying space from some papers/broadcasters or pressures private firms to boycott media outlets) ? 41. Undue restriction of foreign investment in the media ? 42. A licence needed to start up a newspaper or magazine ? 43. Serious threats to news diversity, including narrow ownership of media outlets ? Give a score from 0 (no threat) to 5 (very serious threat). 44. A government takeover of privately-owned media, either directly or through firms it controls ? THE INTERNET AND NEW MEDIA Was/were there (yes/no) : 45. A state monopoly of Internet service providers (ISPs) ? 46. ISPs forced to filter access to news, cultural, social or political websites (not including pornography or gambling sites) ? 47. Websites shut down or suspended after pressure on ISPs ? 48. Cyber-dissidents or bloggers (how many ?) imprisoned for more than two days ? 49. Cyber-dissidents or bloggers (how many ?) physically attacked or injured by representatives of the state ?
The United States rose twelve places to 36th position. The release of Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami Al-Haj after six years in the Guantanamo Bay military base contributed to this improvement. Although the absence of a federal “shield law” means the confidentiality of sources is still threatened by federal courts, the number of journalists being subpoenaed or forced to reveal their sources has declined in recent months and none has been sent to prison. But the August 2007 murder of Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey in Oakland, California, is still unpunished a year later. The way the investigation into his murder has become enmeshed in local conflicts of interest and the lack of federal judicial intervention also help to explain why the United States did not get a higher ranking. Account was also taken of the many arrests of journalists during the Democratic and Republican conventions.
Censorship is probably part of that. Maybe they have easier regulations on the porn industry.
mrstickball said:
Since when does campus speech codes and sex have to do with press freedom?
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Think student newspapers. As for the sex bit, that would fit in with the self-censorship questions that someone put up in this thread mostly.
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The problem is no journalist would readily admit to self censorship in a survey if their job depended on it.
btw, its globalisation and foreign ownership of large percentages of some media that drastically affects press ratings. See Rupert Murdoch's Newscorp for evidence if this bias.
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