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Attacks on the Media Are a Threat To Democracy, Justin Trudeau Says (www.cbc.ca)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a press freedom event in Paris Sunday that one of the bulwarks protecting democratic governments from being undermined is also an institution under stress -- a free-thinking, robust media. From a report: "If a democracy is to function you need an educated populace, and you need to have an informed populace, ready to make judicious decisions about who to grant power to and when to take it away," Trudeau said. "When citizens cannot have rigorous analysis of the exercise of the power that is in their name and they have granted, the rest of the foundation of our democracies start to erode at the same time as cynicism arises." The press freedom advocacy organization Reporters Without Borders has developed a six-page international declaration on information and democracy to establish basic principles for the "common good of mankind." The organization hosted a small event on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum late Sunday afternoon where five presidents and prime ministers, including Trudeau, offered endorsements for this declaration. The Paris Peace Forum, intended to be an annual gathering of political, business and civil society leaders to explore peaceful solutions to the world's problems, was hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron to coincide with this weekend's events marking the centenary of the armistice agreement that ended the First World War.
Trudeau, addressing the audience at the press freedom event without a prepared text, also talked about the risk if too many citizens become too cynical about public institutions. "Attacks on the media are not just about getting your preferred political candidate elected," he said. "They're about increasing the level of cynicism that citizens have toward all authorities, toward all of the institutions that are there to protect us as citizens." Citizens are feeling "very real anxiety," Trudeau said, because their jobs are transforming as globalization increases competition around the world. When that anxiety is exacerbated, it undermines trust in institutions and increases cynicism. "One of the bulwarks against that, and one of the institutions that is most under stress right now, is a free-thinking, independent, rigorous, robust, respected media," the prime minister said.
Trudeau, addressing the audience at the press freedom event without a prepared text, also talked about the risk if too many citizens become too cynical about public institutions. "Attacks on the media are not just about getting your preferred political candidate elected," he said. "They're about increasing the level of cynicism that citizens have toward all authorities, toward all of the institutions that are there to protect us as citizens." Citizens are feeling "very real anxiety," Trudeau said, because their jobs are transforming as globalization increases competition around the world. When that anxiety is exacerbated, it undermines trust in institutions and increases cynicism. "One of the bulwarks against that, and one of the institutions that is most under stress right now, is a free-thinking, independent, rigorous, robust, respected media," the prime minister said.
And Trudeau is a whiny and inadequate leader who is a threat to all of Canadian society because of his inability to make proper decisions or lead the country in any positive direction so I guess we're even then.
If you're not believable, the solution to people not believing you is to look inward. Selfish attacks on the media woulnd't be so effective if there weren't so much to attack. Report the facts, and make a real effort to discover the facts first, that's all it takes.
Nobody gives a fuck about the media except leftist cunts who feel the need to parse information before it gets to the people. Fuck them and fuck that leftist cunt Trudeau.
This is the same Trudeau that invites Islamic militants into his country? This is the same media that propagates hoax attacks against Muslims to garner sympathy?
No trust in institutions and the media? I wonder why?
Well seeing as free thinking, independent, rigorous, robust are all B.S. at this point
Staged news
https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com...
Fake news
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://www.realclearpolitics....
Not Independent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://theintercept.com/2016/...
https://theweek.com/speedreads...
I suppose robust might be legitimate as in robustly compromised
Fox is a disgrace. WSJ a shadow of its former self. Others are mostly on the side of democracy.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
"Oh but teh emails". Bye, Igor.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
other country leaders are pissed that the US is reducing their handouts to them and so are attacking trump from all angles. Now if Trump would stand up to its military arm known as the israeli occupation and point out that more have died in wars other than jews than the jews claim of jews and tell them to get the fu& over it, and reduce the spreading of US produced arms around the world we can really boost the US economy and other economies too. There is also this matter of the BDS where I do not approve of my taxes being used to counter it and proper business of consumer choice. In fact, if we really want to stop the massive expense and waste of warmongering, give the people of the population voice in the world direction and here is how http://3seas.org/Voice_of_Glob... Its really about doing proper business and not political distraction entertainment & warmongering.
On another Note: Macron wants to build up his military and that is nationalism or is that patriotism. maybe its all just political meaningless rhetoric
Well seeing as free thinking, independent, rigorous, robust are all B.S. at this point
Staged news
https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com...
Fake news
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://www.realclearpolitics....
Not Independent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://theintercept.com/2016/...
https://theweek.com/speedreads...
I suppose robust might be legitimate as in robustly compromised
Amazing how badly people don't want links like these to be seen.
But he's easy on the eyes, right ladies?
You undermined your own point by mentioning the emails. The entire media, including the supposed "liberal" side which somehow never ever supports liberal positions, spent far more time talking about the emails non-story than Trump's very real history of fraud, racism, and failure.
If the media had been in Clinton's pocket, it would have ignored the "emails" story completely. If the media was interested in a fair election, it would have all-but-ignored the emails story because it was largely smears with little substance. It did neither.
The media isn't liberal, it's pro-controversy, and its agenda ultimately helped Trump get elected.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
Are you actually suggesting that every news-worthy story really is about Trump right now? There are no stories available that don't involve him, or (le gasp) make him look good?
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You left out the joke that is CNN, the nearly as bad MSNBC, the serial liars at the WaPo and the almost as frequent liars at the NY Times.
I'm too lazy to compose a creative sig.
I happen to know a few journalists well, although I am not one myself. They take the values of objectivity and reporting the truth very seriously.
So, none of them work for MSNBC or CNN, obviously. Or under certain editors at the WaPo or NYT.
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.