Spray Censorship (Garry #39;s Mod Murder)
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Reporters circumvent White House censorship with Google Groups
Responding to allegations by it members of censorship by administration officials, the White House Correspondents Association is testing a system that circumvents the president #39;s office and...
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The St. Petersburg Times
Published: October 18, 2014 (Issue # 1833)
Igor Chernyshev told the Izvestia newspaper that he aims to create a "forum for discussing the question of our country's information policy" with the editors of national media outlets. Photo: Pixabay
Days after President Vladimir Putin signed a law forcing foreign companies to sell stakes in Russian media, members of Russia's upper house of parliament have advocated applying state pressure to combat a glut of "negative" news that is poisoning the country's image, a news report said Friday.
The proposal's mastermind Igor Chernyshev told newspaper Izvestia that he aims to create a "forum for discussing the question of our country's information policy" with the editors of national media outlets in the upper house, which is known as the Federation Council.
"It's very important for formulating an image even within our government among people, among regions, let alone internationally," Chernyshev said.
"It is a wonky situation when national media show only what they themselves consider important or 'hot topics,'" he said.
Chernyshev's proposal comes hard on the heels of a law limiting foreign ownership of Russian media to 20 percent that critics say was designed to increase the state's leverage over media outlets. Previous legislation had set a 50 percent limit on ownership of radio and television media but left print where foreign companies have a huge presence untouched. The new law threatens the Russian assets of at least 15 international media houses.
Some media professionals were less than enthused by Chernyshev's proposal. Vladimir Pozner, a respected media personality and talk show host on state-run Channel One, said Friday that the idea strongly resembled the attitude towards media under the Soviet Union.
"There is no negative or positive information there is information This looks a lot like an effort to introduce censorship," Pozner told news website Slon.ru.
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Censorship Fears Grow as Officials Move to Tackle 'Negativity' in Russian Media
Amid this revolution in communications, media organisations and journalists will have to adjust the way they practise journalism, while keeping their quality and professional standards.
Media organisations have to be free from the power of capital and government control through self or industry regulation, plus advertising. "Good journalism" can work for all as long as media organisations balance journalistic quality and business needs.
Currently, there are a lot more media outlets than a few years ago, so advertisers have a greater choice of news platforms to display adverts. They have more power to influence media businesses, whose main revenue stream generally comes from advertising.
Therefore, journalists and news organisations have to be consistent on keeping good professional standards. Data verification and telling the truth are the key criteria that journalists should always heed.
Journalists also have to improve themselves in being professional writers, not just reporters. They should be experts in areas they are interested in or have a responsibility to cover. If not, they could be harshly treated by citizen journalists and social-media "influencers", who might be expert in such areas.
News can be divided into two categories - news that people should know and news that people prefer. Journalists have to balance these two areas, in an era of strong social media influencing Thai society.
Thais love to sensationalise news, now potentially led by social-media outlets.
Meanwhile, the relationship between media organisations and stakeholders including public relations people and advertisers should be professional rather than "overly friendly".
Balancing news and content marketing is the challenge for professional journalists and news organisations. Content can be distributed by journalists on their media channels as long as that content is not harmful to readers or viewers and is of benefit for them, but it needs to be balanced.
There are so many cases in Thailand where mainstream media outlets have been led by social media, rather than breaking news issues.
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President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for additional funding to combat Ebola, according to one White House official and a Capitol Hill official.
Obama, who has been criticized by Republicans for being too slow to respond to the appearance of the deadly virus in the U.S., could make the request as early as next week, said the Capitol Hill official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter.
Both officials declined to say how much additional funding Obama would seek. The White House official, who was also not authorized to discuss the request, said it has yet to be determined whether a spending package would be made on an emergency basis, meaning that it would not count against the federal deficit, or carved out of a special war-funding account for Overseas Contingency Operations. In either case, it could be rolled into legislation that would fund the rest of the federal government into next year.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said yesterday that the president has not made any decisions about whether additional resources are necessary. His deputy, Eric Schultz, declined to comment today but pointed to those remarks when asked about the size and scope of a possible supplemental funding request.
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, speaks to the media about the fight against the Ebola virus during a meeting with his Ebola Response Team, including Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the Oval Office at the White House, Oct. 16, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Close
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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, speaks to the media about the fight against the Ebola virus during a meeting with his Ebola Response Team, including Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the Oval Office at the White House, Oct. 16, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
Obama has increasingly tried to show that he is actively engaged in efforts to prevent an outbreak of the virus in the U.S. After canceling two days of campaign events, Obama yesterday appointed Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, as the administrations Ebola response coordinator amid increasing concern from the public about whether the government is equipped to contain an outbreak.
As part of the administration effort, Obama also plans to assign senior personnel to serve on the ground in Dallas, including an experienced Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinator and a White House liaison. They will be tasked with ensuring that all of the regions needs are being met, according to a White House statement yesterday.
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White House Said to Seek Additional Funds to Fight Ebola