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I had read these findings earlier....glad you live there!
posted by
Nita09
on October 22, 2009 at 9:23 AM
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Re: What about New Zealand?
You are right Ian! I've just checked their home-page and could not find any mention of New Zealand. There's a mission for you! THanks for visiting.
posted by
elinjo
on October 21, 2009 at 11:30 PM
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Re: Elinjo.Point taken Nautikos!
It is not good enough to quote an article, I should have also provided information and a link to the source. So here it is:
Reporters without Borders founded in 1985 is an international, non-profit organisation with consultant status at the United Nations.
http://www.rsf.org/Introduction.html
Israel is a country amongst all other countries in the world and sometimes they get praised and sometimes they get criticised.
It does not seem to be biased against Israel, which it rates as ‘93 out of 173 in the latest worldwide index.’
Furthermore it writes:
‘The Israeli authorities are capable of both best and worst practice when it comes to respect for press freedom. Despite military censorship, its press still enjoys total freedom that is unequalled in the region.’
http://www.rsf.org/en-rapport154-Israel.html
posted by
elinjo
on October 21, 2009 at 11:27 PM
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What about New Zealand?
Betty; the land of the Kiwi didn't get a mention. Oh, well, I guess that's the way it always falls for New Zealand, such a small country the researcher forget about it. Just joking.
posted by
Hackthorne19
on October 21, 2009 at 11:22 PM
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Elinjo
I hate to rain on this parade, but it seems to be heavily biased! I would want to know more about who put this together and about the criteria employed. What makes me very suspicious is that Israel dropped 47 places because of the Gaza conflict...Gimme a break, guys! By that alone you have invalidated the whole thing, at least in my eyes...
posted by
Nautikos
on October 21, 2009 at 7:17 PM
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The article stated that Danes have lower expectations, but it certainly feels like perspective to me! Utopia, it is, then! Good for you! Shelly
posted by
sam444
on October 21, 2009 at 12:44 PM
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Re: exert their influence abroad.
This is part of globalization. Our world gets smaller and smaller and we are able to look over each other's shoulders and get involved with each other's business. Thanks for reading this! Enjoy the rest of your day. It's nearly bedtime for me.
posted by
elinjo
on October 21, 2009 at 12:29 PM
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I found the article to be very informative and made me think. What really strikes me is the fact that we often tend to look at how countries tend to handle their media at home as opposed to abroad. I never really gave much thought that countries can try to exert their influence abroad, a point that I guess gets lost in the shuffle.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 21, 2009 at 11:51 AM
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very interesting my mom was Swedish and my dad was half Irish, my mom was very reserved and my dad was more outgoing. I have a little bit of both personalities in me. I see the US has come up some too.
posted by
Lanetay
on October 21, 2009 at 8:47 AM
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Kabu and Pat
It could well be true that censorship isn't a serious problem here, but too many journalists pander to the lowest common denominator. However, like anywhere else we have quality and less than quality newspapers.
posted by
elinjo
on October 21, 2009 at 8:12 AM
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The news I hear most lately is sensation headline grabbing
Doesn't seem to matter how much truth it holds. Someone's opinion becomes the news. Good for Denmark.
posted by
Kabu
on October 21, 2009 at 6:22 AM
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All of our delusions to the contrary, I believe
Denmark's love of freedom and freedom of the press are exemplary. I worked for a couple years reporting for local papers in the '80s. We had to report the facts and let people make up their own minds as to what they thought about it. These days you get "reporters" blathering their point of view, suspicions and rumors plucked off Twitter and Facebook as news. A person just doesn't know what to believe.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 21, 2009 at 5:54 AM
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