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From: ruthb@blic.BLI.COM (Ruth Bevan)
Newsgroups: news.misc,news.admin,comp.misc
Subject: Re: News slanted by censorship?
Message-ID: <400@blic.BLI.COM>
Date: 16 Jun 88 16:21:03 GMT
References: <386@blic.BLI.COM> <113@dcs.UUCP> <3939@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> <118@dcs.UUCP>
Organization: Britton Lee, Los Gatos, CA
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In article <118@dcs.UUCP>, wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) writes:
> 
> To clarify further, Ruth Bevan claimed that news reporting in this country
> has a pro-American slant BECAUSE OF CENSORSHIP. That is clearly nonsense.
> 
I remember comparing the two countries and unfavorably viewing our news 
coverage. I don't remember saying this was because of CENSORSHIP but
perhaps I hadn't taken my medicine that day!

> Ms. Bevan makes the mistake extremists both on the right and on the left make
> so often: to assume that someone expresses an opinion they don't share because
> they are being pressured, or have some evil motive. 

Naughty, naughty..... "Extremist" quoth she? I'm only extremely bored by
people who jump to conclusions, based on a 30 line  Net posting!!
> 
> Ms. Bevan's blanket statement is rude and slanderous, and not based on fact.

At this point my sense of humor fails me. Rude and slanderous! What is that
statement if not slanderous? Not based on fact is not the case, I've lived
in Britain, Canada, Cyprus and of course mostly here. I've read reports
of incidents while in these countries then come home to read an almost
unbelievably different version of the same story. The absense of including 
international viewpoints is my main concern, no country shoud fail to 
view the impact of its behaviour on others countries. European press
was screaming for a slow down in the buildup of nuclear weapons in the
early 80's while we were lauding Reagan's return of this country to "strength"
Our ABC coverage of the Olympics was so partisan as to be embarassing.
What do we really know about the german attitude to medium range missile
deployment on their soil? How about the continuing battle betweem Turk 
and Greek? Why are americans surprised to be treated badly in foriegn
countrys? The attitude of those nationals is wrong but whats equally
wrong is our lack of information on those attitudes.  You need to slow
down, take a few deep breaths and try thinking, its an enjoyable 
pasttime and may prevent these vitrolic outbursts.

> 
> I suspect that Canadian law gives the government much greater opportunity
 
 This is my favorite line. When I discuss the countries I've lived in 
 my statements are not based on fact, but your "suspicions" are? Why
 don't you find out about Canadian law? The national and provincial 
 ombudsmen whose function is to prevent  unfair bureaucracy would be
 a good place to start. While you're at it you may consider reading
 "How to Win Friends.....". 
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