Comments on: Sri Lanka attacks “bad” war reporting http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/661 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:58:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Devinda Fernando http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/661/comment-page-1#comment-28026 Devinda Fernando Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:38:04 +0000 http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/661#comment-28026 Freedom of Speech is not Absolute. Misinformation, False scare stories, and outright Lies by Politico-Journalists cost lives on the Battle front. Journalists have a responsibility to report the truth and to put it into context for the people. They are responsible for remaining Neutral and Objective. If they engage in using their position as a way to spew their Political agenda, especially if that agenda provides Support to the enemy then they have now ceased to be Journalists and become participants in Combat and therefore are now not subject to any protect. One does not have to carry a weapon into battle to be a participant. If you pick sides you are without a doubt a combatant. Thus you are now in Harms way. Freedom of Speech is not Absolute. Misinformation, False scare stories, and outright Lies by Politico-Journalists cost lives on the Battle front. Journalists have a responsibility to report the truth and to put it into context for the people. They are responsible for remaining Neutral and Objective. If they engage in using their position as a way to spew their Political agenda, especially if that agenda provides Support to the enemy then they have now ceased to be Journalists and become participants in Combat and therefore are now not subject to any protect. One does not have to carry a weapon into battle to be a participant. If you pick sides you are without a doubt a combatant. Thus you are now in Harms way.

]]> By: ilaya seran senguttuvan http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/661/comment-page-1#comment-27888 ilaya seran senguttuvan Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:16:31 +0000 http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/661#comment-27888 The language used by the Defence Ministry lacks the grace and niceties required. The knee-jerk reactions of GoSLeven to minor and warranted criticsm only goes to strengthen the widely held belief MR's gang are in their last lap. The wimpish Ranil W and the utterly dis-organised UNP will not bring in the change. The people -utterly frustrated, faminish, unable to meet the increasing cost of transport - will get into the streets like in Corazon Acquino's Phillipines and throw these set of usurpers out. The language used by the Defence Ministry lacks the grace and niceties required. The knee-jerk reactions of GoSLeven to minor and warranted criticsm only goes to strengthen the widely held belief MR’s gang are in their last lap.

The wimpish Ranil W and the utterly dis-organised UNP will not bring in the change. The people -utterly frustrated, faminish,
unable to meet the increasing cost of transport – will get into the streets like in Corazon Acquino’s Phillipines and throw these set of usurpers out.

]]> By: R.G http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/661/comment-page-1#comment-27827 R.G Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:20:48 +0000 http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/661#comment-27827 KEITH NOYR, TISSANAYKAM ETC,ETC SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH. KEITH NOYR, TISSANAYKAM ETC,ETC SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

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