And as Mandi rightly pointed out, the difference is in the sheer abundance of news outlets and media sources and their ability to say what they want unfettered by the threat of imprisonment or other consequence.
There is no such thing as unbiased news anymore. Media outlets are controlled by governments or big business; journalists have their own personal agendas that color their reporting; words and phrases are loaded with additional meaning beyond their original definition; audiences bring their own preconceived notions to the table and this colors their reception of news and information.
But journalists having the freedom to report on things as they see fit, and audiences having the freedom to look at and listen to various news sources, and then to decide for themselves what they think the accurate truth is from among all those sources, is what we're talking about (I think).
Don't distract by dragging US politics into this discussion, CBD. My government has done some really disgraceful things, as well as some really wonderful things, but neither is relevant to the discussion at hand -- which is about press freedom in Qatar.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
a democratic nation or not, CBD...
And as Mandi rightly pointed out, the difference is in the sheer abundance of news outlets and media sources and their ability to say what they want unfettered by the threat of imprisonment or other consequence.
There is no such thing as unbiased news anymore. Media outlets are controlled by governments or big business; journalists have their own personal agendas that color their reporting; words and phrases are loaded with additional meaning beyond their original definition; audiences bring their own preconceived notions to the table and this colors their reception of news and information.
But journalists having the freedom to report on things as they see fit, and audiences having the freedom to look at and listen to various news sources, and then to decide for themselves what they think the accurate truth is from among all those sources, is what we're talking about (I think).
Don't distract by dragging US politics into this discussion, CBD. My government has done some really disgraceful things, as well as some really wonderful things, but neither is relevant to the discussion at hand -- which is about press freedom in Qatar.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou