From: Mxsmanic on
David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
deansgate writes:

> Yes, it shocks me too. Obviously, they need to adopt the US style of
> lame-arsed journalism. US journalists make the French ones seem like
> highly intelligent, probing, pit-bull terriers. I listen to NPR quite a
> bit, which you probably consider way too left. I had to turn it off- I'd
> not realised just how whacko right-wing US 'journalism' often is.

It's better to hear a wide variety of opinions than to have all but
approved opinions censored. Variety is a consequence of freedom of
speech. Do you oppose freedom of speech?

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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes:
>
> > How do you define 'free' in this context?
>
> Allowed to publish anything.

Which countries allow their media to publish anything?

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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
> deansgate writes:
>
> > Yes, it shocks me too. Obviously, they need to adopt the US style of
> > lame-arsed journalism. US journalists make the French ones seem like
> > highly intelligent, probing, pit-bull terriers. I listen to NPR quite a
> > bit, which you probably consider way too left. I had to turn it off- I'd
> > not realised just how whacko right-wing US 'journalism' often is.
>
> It's better to hear a wide variety of opinions than to have all but
> approved opinions censored.

Bwaa?

> Variety is a consequence of freedom of
> speech.

Duh.

> Do you oppose freedom of speech?

Have you stopped beating off on to your hard drive?

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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> Go Fig writes:
>
> > Do you think it appropriate that the government issues required 'press
> > credentials' ?
>
> In France, this is used for censorship. The United States has no
> government press credentials because it violates the Constitutional
> guarantee of freedom of speech.

Ha-ha. Mixi thinks the US has freedom of speech!

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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> Dave Frightens Me writes:
>
> > Is this commission influenced politically at all?
>
> To get a press card, you need to earn at least half your income from
> journalism,

I'm sure we could club together a modest amount to meet that requirement
for you.

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