Samoa: The Observer and threats to media freedom
Commentary: Media freedom is not absolute, which is why we also accept that laws must be instituted, to prevent and discourage media owners, editors and journalists from abusing this freedom. The problem, however, is that, whereas these laws are made by politicians to protect themselves and members...
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oai:doaj.org-article:b38fad69de61448fa934e391463689e72021-12-02T11:51:18ZSamoa: The Observer and threats to media freedom10.24135/pjr.v16i2.10311023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/b38fad69de61448fa934e391463689e72010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1031https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Commentary: Media freedom is not absolute, which is why we also accept that laws must be instituted, to prevent and discourage media owners, editors and journalists from abusing this freedom. The problem, however, is that, whereas these laws are made by politicians to protect themselves and members of the public from a critical media, there are no laws to protect media owners, editors and journalists from angry politicians. Savea Sano MalifaAsia Pacific Networkarticlemedia freedomculturemedia lawmedia ethicsfreedom of expressionfreedom of informationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2010) |
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Commentary: Media freedom is not absolute, which is why we also accept that laws must be instituted, to prevent and discourage media owners, editors and journalists from abusing this freedom. The problem, however, is that, whereas these laws are made by politicians to protect themselves and members of the public from a critical media, there are no laws to protect media owners, editors and journalists from angry politicians.
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