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Moaning Myrtle lover · 12-02-2012, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Harry174

I'm 50/50 on this so I won't be signing it, If the Government have power to regulate the press it could lead to bad things later on down the line, but the press have to know what the limit are.

Yeah, the press do need to have limits, but the government should be the last one to impose them. In America we have independent media watchdogs such as the liberal FAIR and MEDIA MATTERS and the conservative Newsbusters. But it would be a horrible thing to let the government control the press. Just look at the mega abuse in China, the media isn't allowed to say anything bad about what the government is doing. Reporters who dissent are punished in the name of the "common good".

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Moaning Myrtle lover Jarvey Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 653 Hogwarts RPG Name: Mafalda Fifth Year Ministry RPG Name: Erick Navy Magical Games & Sports	Quote: Originally Posted by Harry174 I'm 50/50 on this so I won't be signing it, If the Government have power to regulate the press it could lead to bad things later on down the line, but the press have to know what the limit are. Yeah, the press do need to have limits, but the government should be the last one to impose them. In America we have independent media watchdogs such as the liberal FAIR and MEDIA MATTERS and the conservative Newsbusters. But it would be a horrible thing to let the government control the press. Just look at the mega abuse in China, the media isn't allowed to say anything bad about what the government is doing. Reporters who dissent are punished in the name of the "common good".