December 18, 2010
Something that had so far known only from totalitarian or dirigiste states such as China in recent times, is now also in Europe catchment: In Hungary, the freedom of the press was de facto abolished . Will this set a precedent? Against the backdrop of an increasingly rebellious population and under the pretext of further monitoring measures, pardon, to improve internal security for more than a few Western politicians quite a desirable scenario.
In the "Press Freedom Index 2010" by Reporters Without Borders, in the situation of different countries between 1 September 2009 and 1 September 2010, evaluated, Hungary came with number 23 still away comparatively passable. Germany is located in the rankings at No. 17, Great Britain 19, France at 44 (!). And the United States? There were distinguished bizarrely - as well as in Israel - in domestic and international reporting. Apparently, respectively to censorship regarding the use in Afghanistan and Iraq. shown separately in Palestine. Does that make sense? Can, or better, must be separated so sharply that?
A State which operates in relation to its war effort deceptive disinformation and lies to even his own people. In addition, the foreign censorship also interacts with political decisions and events in the country. And if differentiate, then please in all countries equally. After all, this country was a long time when it comes to the deployment of our troops in Afghanistan, the term "war" is avoided - in strange tacit agreement, at least in terms of what politicians and big media. Only in November 2009 was Chancellor Merkel the evil K-word on the lips ...
Anyway: When censorship actually begins? Basically, not only at national assault, but even then, if editors are encouraged by their superiors, "unpleasant topics" omit (as the former in the FAZ employed journalist Udo Ulfkotte in the zeitgeist interview described) or vice versa content to beautiful, from whatever motives. Be it the fear of personal reprisals, before the reduction in the ad budgets or other lobbyist influence. A appeared in the Kopp-Verlag DVD Ulfkotte talks in this regard plaintext. The betrayal of the freedom of the press has many accomplices.
In the above-mentioned censorship ranking are still only the Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands and Switzerland a blank slate. How long?
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