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From: Go Fig on 26 Jul 2006 20:47 In article <mn.d8887d6770b11ca0.57680(a)lesptt.net>, Stanislas de Kertanguy <stanislas.dekertanguy(a)lesptt.net> wrote: > Dave Frightens Me avait prtendu : > >> 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 Lagardre 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 ! You'll just have restricted access to the government. jay Wed Jul 26, 2006 mailto:gofig(a)mac.com
From: Stanislas de Kertanguy on 26 Jul 2006 20:54 Go Fig avait prtendu : > NewsReader : Thoth/1.7.2 (Carbon/OS X) > Newsgroups : rec.travel.europe > > In article <mn.d8887d6770b11ca0.57680(a)lesptt.net>, Stanislas de > Kertanguy <stanislas.dekertanguy(a)lesptt.net> wrote: > >> Dave Frightens Me avait prtendu : >>>> 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 Lagardre 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 ! > > You'll just have restricted access to the government. And what about the other points ? -- remplacez "lesptt" par "laposte" pour me joindre substitute "laposte" for "lesptt" to reach me
From: Go Fig on 26 Jul 2006 21:29 In article <mn.d8ae7d670eda7a31.57680(a)lesptt.net>, Stanislas de Kertanguy <stanislas.dekertanguy(a)lesptt.net> wrote: > Go Fig avait prtendu : > > NewsReader : Thoth/1.7.2 (Carbon/OS X) > > Newsgroups : rec.travel.europe > > > > In article <mn.d8887d6770b11ca0.57680(a)lesptt.net>, Stanislas de > > Kertanguy <stanislas.dekertanguy(a)lesptt.net> wrote: > > > >> Dave Frightens Me avait prtendu : > >>>> 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 Lagardre 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 ! > > > > You'll just have restricted access to the government. > > And what about the other points ? With the exception of "3", it is the responsibility of the market (the people) to weight the merits. jay Wed Jul 26, 2006 mailto:gofig(a)mac.com
From: Mxsmanic on 27 Jul 2006 01:09 Stanislas de Kertanguy writes: > That's true for Google Earth, not for Goportail, which has equal > resolution troughout France, which is handy for those who don't live in > Paris. Resolution that is bad everywhere isn't that impressive. > I looked up Paris on ultra-high resolution Google, and the images are > provided by a company called GeoInformationGroup, which states itself > on its website that high-res imagery are aerial photography. Google Maps uses satellite data from DigitalGlobe and EarthSat. These are satellite pictures. DigitalGlobe can provide up to 60-cm resolution, according to their Web site. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 27 Jul 2006 01:10
Stanislas de Kertanguy writes: > You conveniently forget about graduates from journalism schools who > join newspapers (and that _does_ happen). That doesn't matter. The important point is that only an approved elite are allowed to practice journalism in any practical way. Thus, censorship in everything but the name. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |