The relative weight of liberals, centrists and conservatives on a newspaper determines its pretension to be fair and balanced. However when it comes to human rights can a mainstream and respectable newspaper invite among its editorial team a writer who advocates torture? Is advocating a policy condemned by international law "another opinion"?
The Washington Post, yes the famous paper that overthrew Nixon, did just that. And Eric Alterman rightly slams it. What could be normal in a right wing paper does not suit a respected newspaper.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/02/ta022510.html
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Attacks on the press 2009 The new CPJ report
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released its new report on attacks against journalists around the world. 71 journalists were killed last year in the course of their work, half of them in the Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines.
The report, with a preface by Newsweek foreign affairs columnist and author Fareed Zakaria, covers a wide range of countries and of issues, in particular the impunity that journalist's murderers continue to enjoy in countries like Russia or Mexico.
The report can be downloaded on the CPJ website
www.cpj.org
The report, with a preface by Newsweek foreign affairs columnist and author Fareed Zakaria, covers a wide range of countries and of issues, in particular the impunity that journalist's murderers continue to enjoy in countries like Russia or Mexico.
The report can be downloaded on the CPJ website
www.cpj.org
Social media and SMS as a helpline in Haiti
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