World opinion is divided on the importance of having a free press, according to a poll conducted for the BBC World Service.
Of those interviewed, 56% thought that freedom of the press was very important to ensure a free society.
But 40% said it was more important to maintain social harmony and peace, even if it meant curbing the press's freedom to report news truthfully
Taken from the BBC's website. Just got me wondering on something I took for granted, are we naive to believe giving the press the ultimate power that they will always use it responsibly? Or are there some things we should have censored, and why. We are after all the ones who pay the money to read the stories, so is it us that makes the press so powerful?
Thoughts please
Of those interviewed, 56% thought that freedom of the press was very important to ensure a free society.
But 40% said it was more important to maintain social harmony and peace, even if it meant curbing the press's freedom to report news truthfully
Taken from the BBC's website. Just got me wondering on something I took for granted, are we naive to believe giving the press the ultimate power that they will always use it responsibly? Or are there some things we should have censored, and why. We are after all the ones who pay the money to read the stories, so is it us that makes the press so powerful?
Thoughts please