U.K. Government Pushes Press Controls Over Media Objections
So long, free press
The statue no longer represents what you think it represents
Al-Jazeera among those accused of inciting sectarian violence
Threatens journalists with espionage charges
Threat to "freedom of speech, democracy, the rule of law"
And don't you report otherwise
So an enormous, bureaucratic government is no fan of a free press?
Journalists don't want politicians looking over their shoulders
Bureaucrats don't like being scooped by journalists
Somewhat restrictive interpretation of the law
First Amendment implications, in spades
What in Hell is happening to freedom of the press in English-speaking countries?
London can't violate civil rights! Only Brussels can do that.
Free press survives downunder
Brits boldly going where nobody else wants to follow
Nobody seems sure whether the new scheme applies to the Internet
Press not involved in negotiations
Was reporting on China's new leadership
Leaders of other major parties not impressed
Want to know which law enforcement official told the reporter the contents of a notebook James Holmes sent to his psychiatrist
Journalists say they were beaten by cops after being invited by a judge to cover court proceedings
Boukary Daou, who edits The Republican, was arrested after running a letter critical of Mali's coup leader
How dare a journalist criticize a president who's a Democrat?
Would require sites to take down images and information if defendants were acquitted, which could be a problem for crime reporting
Investigations and armed raids on scribblers' homes
EU human rights law would seem to bar the scheme
Free press a foreign concept to the president's apparatchiks
Accused of causing the attacks by reporting on vaccination campaign
But not watered down enough
News coverage has been inconvenient for authoritarian officials
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