FriYAY wrote on Mar 14
th, 2013 at 7:30pm:
Peter Freedman wrote on Mar 14
th, 2013 at 6:41pm:
red baron wrote on Mar 14
th, 2013 at 6:28pm:
That's right it is a statement. I am stating that if Conroy's legislation gets through, the agenda for Labor will be to become invasive in every form of media there is, including forums like this.
There will be heavy censorship for any fair minded person speaking their mind and if it is anti Labor then God help them...that is what I am stating.
Once an article is published it cannot be censored. Surely you understand that?
An article is printed.
Under the new legislation some arse decides it's inappropriate.
Makes them retact maybe?
Makes sure the paper won't print that sort of stuff again.
Censorship.
The "arse" will be the Australian Press Council. This will continue to be funded and operated by the industry itself.
There will, in addition, be a Public Interest Media Advocate, whose role will be to examine Press Council decisions. Given that the press will continue to be judge and jury over itself, the existence of the PIMA is not just appropriate, but essential.
There will further be a public interest test applied to media mergers and acquisitions. It is hugely ironic that an industry which claims to operate in the public interest doesn't want this applied to itself.
The standards of conduct and ethics required of journalists does not change.
That, in a nutshell is Conroy's proposal.
The hysteria of the media itself, and of some posters here, one of which, at least, has the brains to know better, is farcical.
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