Press freedom muzzled in Ebola affected countries

Deutsche Welle ^ | 10/1 | Maximilian Borowski

[Prospero]

Christian Mihr, from the German branch of Reporters without Borders (RSF) claims the press is increasingly muzzled in reporting flaws and difficulties in crisis management. Report lists incidents in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

[Prospero]

Perhaps interestingly, the Washington Post reports today "Major Liberian newspaper churning out Ebola conspiracy after conspiracy." Crises like these separate out a government's true reason for being. What comes first? Protection of a people's natural rights or, so-called "COG," (for "Continuity of Government").

[SunkenCiv]

> is increasingly muzzled in reporting flaws and difficulties in crisis management.

Over here the muzzling is accomplished through control of what goes in the news; when that fails, Jon Stewart ridicules someone.

[Smokin' Joe]

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