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gizmo_2655

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Re: Britain censoring media
Reply #30 - Jan 25^th, 2012 at 2:42pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 2:16pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 8:38am:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2012 at 3:39pm:

If you want to be a journalist here in Australia you have
to do a one week course to learn what you are - and what you're not allowed to say.
I would call that censorship.

It goes on in every country - including FREE Australia.

I think they would basically show you what may get you put into jail or taken to court for libel etc.

Not aware of this in NSW though and know a lot of people in journalism.

The course was all about what you are & aren't allowed to say.
This included vilification of people based on race, gender etc.
Our media is very tightly controlled.
It's not a free press here.
That's why these interent forums are more exciting -
you can say almost anything that you truly believe in
without going to jail - although that of course will change soon
as very strict laws & interent censorship is upon us.

Enjoy a fairly free internet for now - it won't last.

So it's about staying within the law??
What a surprise...

And there is no 'free press' (in the way you seem to mean) anywhere on Earth...

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Re: Britain censoring media
Reply #31 - Jan 25^th, 2012 at 3:02pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 2:42pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 2:16pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 8:38am:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2012 at 3:39pm:

If you want to be a journalist here in Australia you have
to do a one week course to learn what you are - and what you're not allowed to say.
I would call that censorship.

It goes on in every country - including FREE Australia.

I think they would basically show you what may get you put into jail or taken to court for libel etc.

Not aware of this in NSW though and know a lot of people in journalism.

The course was all about what you are & aren't allowed to say.
This included vilification of people based on race, gender etc.
Our media is very tightly controlled.
It's not a free press here.
That's why these interent forums are more exciting -
you can say almost anything that you truly believe in
without going to jail - although that of course will change soon
as very strict laws & interent censorship is upon us.

Enjoy a fairly free internet for now - it won't last.

So it's about staying within the law??
What a surprise...

And there is no 'free press' (in the way you seem to mean) anywhere on Earth...

The press is free to say what they like - that does not mean that they are or should be exempt from the law if they choose to illegally vilify people. There was a recent case in Australia which showed the laws working well.

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gizmo_2655

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Re: Britain censoring media
Reply #32 - Jan 25^th, 2012 at 3:07pm

Dnarever wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 3:02pm:

gizmo_2655 wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 2:42pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 2:16pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 8:38am:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2012 at 3:39pm:

If you want to be a journalist here in Australia you have
to do a one week course to learn what you are - and what you're not allowed to say.
I would call that censorship.

It goes on in every country - including FREE Australia.

I think they would basically show you what may get you put into jail or taken to court for libel etc.

Not aware of this in NSW though and know a lot of people in journalism.

The course was all about what you are & aren't allowed to say.
This included vilification of people based on race, gender etc.
Our media is very tightly controlled.
It's not a free press here.
That's why these interent forums are more exciting -
you can say almost anything that you truly believe in
without going to jail - although that of course will change soon
as very strict laws & interent censorship is upon us.

Enjoy a fairly free internet for now - it won't last.

So it's about staying within the law??
What a surprise...

And there is no 'free press' (in the way you seem to mean) anywhere on Earth...

The press is free to say what they like - that does not mean that they are or should be exempt from the law if they choose to illegally vilify people. There was a recent case in Australia which showed the laws working well.

Yes, 'freedom of the press' really means in the choice of topics, not in how they describe a person or group of people....any more than an ordinary citizen is allowed to make vilifying statements on a street corner...

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"I just get sick of people who place a label on someone else with their own definition.

It's similar to a strawman fallacy"
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