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10-30-2006, 01:19 AM
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Re: Freedom of the press!?
I've heard of lawyer-client privilege but not "journalistic confidentiality". The government must regulate the media just like they regulate money in campaigns because it is such a powerful force. Media conglomerates should be broken up to an extreme degree to prevent undue influence. Also, only citizens should be allowed to own them.
Also, maybe it would be a good idea for journalists to belong to some organization in which they say an oath like doctors. Like, "will make every effort to remove any personal bias in my reports and strive to inform rather than educate". 
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#12
10-30-2006, 04:23 AM
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Re: Freedom of the press!?
Awesome find Midge. I've X-posted this in politics fwiw.
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#13
10-30-2006, 08:45 AM
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Re: Freedom of the press!?
Excellent point. We should just make all journalists send a list of their sources to a government agency. That would make it so much easier to make sure everything's accurate.
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#14
10-30-2006, 10:44 AM
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Re: Freedom of the press!?
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Excellent point. We should just make all journalists send a list of their sources to a government agency. That would make it so much easier to make sure everything's accurate. [/ QUOTE ] That IS sarcasm right?
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#15
10-30-2006, 01:14 PM
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Re: Freedom of the press!?
Not at all. Didn't you read RED FACE's post? The idea of confidentiality between a journalist and a source is obviously ludicrous. Think - they could be sharing secrets of national security or something! And since people are so deeply affected by the media, we need the government to regulate it. After all, we wouldn't want it to fall into the wrong hands.
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10-30-2006, 01:23 PM
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Re: Freedom of the press!?
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Not at all. Didn't you read RED FACE's post? The idea of confidentiality between a journalist and a source is obviously ludicrous. Think - they could be sharing secrets of national security or something! And since people are so deeply affected by the media, we need the government to regulate it. After all, we wouldn't want it to fall into the wrong hands. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, but its not just that. I mean, obviously there are things that the people are just better off not knowing. Why would we want to burden them with such things, things that would surely only confuse them and lower their quality of life? These things obviously should be kept from them, for their own good, and who better to decide what is in their best interests?
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