The future of our free press
- 21 December 2016 15:23322569This is the first I have heard of this and it really smacks of big brother.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/new-law-threatens-britains-free-117721/ - Captain Haddock
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21 December 2016 15:42322570It's not all black and white Howard. Goes back to Leveson Inquiry and the 'phone hacking'.
Here's the counter argument:-
http://hackinginquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hacked-Off-S40-submission.pdf"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - 21 December 2016 17:17322574No one would doubt the need to control the excesses of some of the national tabloids but broadsheets and the local press rarely overstep the mark. It appears that there will be more than one press regulator which I find confusing and I cannot see it being fair and reasonable if someone decides not be under the protection of a regulator paying all court costs even though they have won their case.
- Captain Haddock
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21 December 2016 17:30322575An interesting question is if IPSO is still a 'voluntary' organisation if one is coerced into joining?
Personally I'm for maximum freedom of speech and print and would much prefer the American system with protection by the First Amendment allied with laws against defamation.
The limitations we have placed upon ourselves to free speech in this country are a joke and should be treated as such by all."The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - 21 December 2016 21:48322584howard mcsweeney1 wrote:No one would doubt the need to control the excesses of some of the national tabloids but broadsheets and the local press rarely overstep the mark. It appears that there will be more than one press regulator which I find confusing and I cannot see it being fair and reasonable if someone decides not be under the protection of a regulator paying all court costs even though they have won their case.
The other day you you wanted somebody prosecuted for something they'd said.
As a game show host once said:
Its make your mind up time