In a week when the UK has found Tommy Robinson guilty of contempt for hurting the feelings of some muslim rapists whilst reporting outside Leeds Crown Court, London are today and tomorrow hosting “The Global Conference For Media Freedom” and I believe for starters RT were barred from attending.
Agenda:
Day 1:
transforming media development
launch of Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression
trust in the media: the UK in focus
media freedom in the Americas: challenges and opportunities
media freedom in the Western Balkans and new ways of working
media ownership is media independence: a debate
regional mechanisms on the safety of journalists
under pressure: why public media matters
safety of female journalists
media donor event
innovation to end journalist murders
safety and protection of journalists 1: understanding the contemporary threats
supporting media freedom in challenging environments
protecting journalists in conflict zones in the Middle East and North Africa
international partnership for information and democracy
media freedom: journalists under threat
Day 2:
national statements
what is media freedom: why is it important?
what can governments do to increase media sustainability?
taking a stand: how we defend media freedom
regional session: laws, lies and liberty – the landscape of media freedom in South-East Asia
media freedom campaign: towards 2020 - sustaining the impact
navigating disinformation
safety and protection of journalists II: towards a shared solution
regional session: strengthening media freedom across the commonwealth
legal panel
religion and the media: telling the untold story
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: building an integrated support system for journalists facing hostile environments
press freedom, development and democracy in Africa
Council of Europe parliamentarian session
EDIT:
Haven’t been able to find a guest list but you can bet it will the worst perpetrators of bullshit including the good old reliable British Bullshit Company.
That may or may not be, it’s legitimacy as real press is just your opinion. They have as much legitimacy as the rest of the attendees in my opinion.
You can’t hide behind an event called Media Freedom and then ban press. Well,… of course you can and they did but it does illustrate what a sham it is.
Oh please TWR don’t be so naive, all of the large media outlets are controlled by someone with an agenda. It’s up to the individual to decide if it contains bullshit or not. State owned or private they should still have a seat at a “Media Freedom Conference”.
I don’t know what PBS is but the BBC is suppose to be a public service broadcaster not state owned or controlled but subject to royal charter which should ensure it’s impartiality but it doesn’t do what it says on the tin and no it isn’t commercialised it operates from a licence fee.
I would rather see RT there than the BBC to illustrate how stupid this conference is.
And that is exactly what the BBC is… no difference. It is commercial free here, that is it’s only salvation in that you don’t get extra bullshit with your bullshit.
Just how did you get to be such an authority on everything ?
No in theory it isn’t controlled by the government, I have already said that but it most certainly does do the leg work. It is extremely biased and even receives cash from the EU through it’s charity BBC Media Action.
They may have a pro-Russia tilt but that’s no different than Fox News having a pro-Republican government tilt. RT does a great job of getting camera people to political protest events all over the world and live streaming it without commentary. No other outlet does that. To me, that’s what journalism is all about. Present me with the facts as they are and I will make a determination on my own.
