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Seems like if they have a liberal to socialist media then they are good, but if they are all the way socialist hey are in red. If they are actually free to have multiple opinions they are in yellow, and if they are fascist to dictatorships they are in black.
#7 Jess Hurchist – the leftist said,
Try this link to the English version of the page => http://tinyurl.com/yj5eu9a
Thanks for the link. After reading the reasoning behind some ratings, in particular “Obama effect brings US back into top 20″, I can safely ignore this crap.
#5, #16 — the Cdn gov’t didn’t go after anyone. A Canadian Muslim organization lodged complaints against MacLeans magazine, and the Western Standard magazine with a few provincial human rights commissions and the federal HR commission, plus with the local police. In every instance, the Muslim organization lost.
http://tinyurl.com/yabnk5j
Freedom of the press is alive and well in Canada.
This is all BS and why are Australia and New Zealand “white”? We’re as bent as everyone else. Our NZ judiciary impose identity embargoes in cases where celebrities are prosecuted, the ancient libel laws prohibit investigative journalism, corporations own the news, the Bill of Rights is not law, and we have to read Wikileaks to see what is happening in our own country.
I can’t you guys are taking this french crap seriously, I mean it’s the french ok? So regardless of what it looks like, it comes from that distorted perspective.
This depends whether it means the printing press (freedom of information/expression) or journalism (news/public affairs).
Internet censorship is a very broad term. Filtering illegal material that is for entertainment purposes is different from censoring journalism/news etc.
Re: Australia
The news media (including individuals) are restricted regarding reporting on suicide, euthanasia, court proceedings (when specifically stated e.g. victims or accused names or details that could prejudice the trial), some ‘national security’ issues (can be abused) and content that is discriminatory (which is selectively enforced). These are what I can think of at the moment. You can say pretty much anything else without it being illegal (I do not know if any other pressure is exerted).
Explicit or underage sex and real violence (unless news) is banned.
Re: Britain
Pathetic libel laws, government pressure on the BBC, national security and not allowed to say the Queen is the biggest dole bludger in the country.
Explicit or underage sex and real violence (unless news) is banned.
Re: USA
Doesn’t seem much better/worse than Australia or Britain.
Explicit or underage sex and real violence (unless news) is banned.
Regarding the ‘black’ category, I think you need to reserve this one for those that actually kill people not just shut them down.
This map is crap. They claim the US’s rank rose from 36th to 20th because Obama is in office. It use to be worse because Bush was in office.
WTF? These rankings just reflect some Frenchman’s political leanings.
#11 Pedro,
The French are Ivory tower socialists. That’s why they placed Honduras below Venezuela.
The reality though is that ALL news here are censored and is in control of the government and the wealthy.
Australia’s internet IS NOT BEING CENSORED. The filtering bill is still at the ‘hair-brained scheme’ phase of development, possibly to be introduced as a wedge or bargaining chip in this years election. Most likely it will be scrapped so that the Government can get the kudos for coming to their senses.
Our country is “satisfactory?” Hell, Verizon is censoring 4chan!
/Not that I ever go there but censoring anything sucks! (no pun).
What do you expect? this is the same guy that posted ” Video – Why Do Muslims Hate Americans? ” on here..
USA on it’s way to a police state.
No more “land of the free”.
#28 I know about the French since most of chavez’ European supporters are caviar-eating lefty French (the most upfront is the people who control the Le Monde Diplomatique rag) and I know & suppose that not only is the way it is in Honduras because, let’s face it, is like that all over latin america, but also that during the last chapter in Honduras the media was controlled a bit more than usual (add another point to cubazuela for intervening).
But as you pointed out, the French bias is quite evident since what went up in Honduras is child’s play compared to what’s going on in venezuela, not to mention the obvious involvement of venezuela in what happened in Honduras.
Apparently the term “free press” is a new euphemism for “Owned and Controlled by Rupert Murdock”. Especially the press of Australia. Greenland’s only source of “news” is what the US military base up there, provides. How is that a “free press”?!
And BTW, yellow is an appropriate color for the US, UK, and Europe. Talking about Yellow Journalism. It’s the rule now, rather than the exception.