From: Mxsmanic on
Martin writes:

> If you ran some you would know.

I don't, as it tends to destabilize the system. So what is this site
doing?

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

> Which countries allow their media to publish anything?

None, but some allow more than others.

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

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

No. But it doesn't have national press cards.

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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:
>
> > Ha-ha. Mixi thinks the US has freedom of speech!
>
> No. But it doesn't have national press cards.

It doesn't matter. It has other ways of limiting free speech. No country
has truly free speech, as you yourself conceded in a post a few moments
ago. The US is no better at this than other countries, despite your odd
cupboardy perspective.

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From: Stanislas de Kertanguy on
Dave Frightens Me avait prtendu :
>> The one that that must be issued by CCIJP, the Commission of
>> Professional Journalist.
>
> Is this commission influenced politically at all?

No more that a syndicate in the US, I'd say.

More important points of gov't interference with the press are, IMO:

1/ the fact that the biggest, right-wing, quality daily belongs to
Dassault, whose CEO is both a (harsh) right-winger MP and a toy
merchant,

2/ Same (partially) for le Monde, apart from the fact that Lagardre is
not a MP,

3/ The Comission Paritaire (a system of tax break for the press),

4/ the problems with press distribution.

The CCIJP is a trifle in comparison, and by the way, it's not necessary
to hold a press card to write in any newspaper !

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