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Wait, is this the guy that got caught making minor wording edits to articles about Russia's war on Ukraine to make them more Russia friendly?
And the article is presenting it like it's a report that clears the guy of wrongdoing, when from my reading it seems the result of the investigation was that he was absolutely doing it but he wasn't being paid by Russia so it wasn't state sponsored foreign interference, the thing they were investigating. Right?
So basically the guy was editing stories to make them more Russia-positive but thinks he's been cleared of wrongdoing due to not being paid for his acts?
You are missing the point. The press is allowed to be biased. They are allowed to say false things. They are allowed to report stories that go against what the current politically correct ideology is.
The government should never intimidate the press when they report politically incorrect ideas and thoughts.
@BalpeenHammer @Dave , not intimidate but without checks and balances it sounds like a recipe for disaster.
We generally do want a press we can trust and not one that spreads falsehoods/lies.
We want a press that's free. Every press outlet has published falsehoods and lies. That's their right.
@BalpeenHammer , and we want people to be free, that doesn't mean we want them to murder each other, or commit genocide for that matter !
The difference is that murder is and should be illegal. Biased reporting is not and should not be illegal.
Think about it this way.
Trump is Putin's butt boy so eventually both Luxon and Seymour are going to make a U turn on Russia. When that happens do you want reporters that write sympathetic headlines towards Ukraine investigated by the secret police?
As for genocide well in the last few weeks Israel has bombed a christian hospital killing doctors, nurses, patients etc, bombed tents at a refugee camp killing dozens of children shut off all food and medical supplies into gaza, bombed Lebanon and Syria, killed and kidnapped palestinians in the west bank, targeted journalists, bombed a UN facility and generally continued their genodical campaign.
How many headlines have you read in the press? How many times has any of this been mentioned on TV or radio?
The press here is pro genocide and that's because the owners of the press are oligarchs who are also pro genocide.
Alas the secret police isn't investigating any reporters or editors over this issue.
@BalpeenHammer , as for genocide headlines... so many it's heart breaking - I generally get news from sources that are balanced and factual - in part because disinformation, lies and falsehoods can be precursors to a lot of inhumane behaviour, including murder and imho have no place in good reporting.
@BalpeenHammer , yeah well, no wonder then that people don't want to pay for it !