Posted on 03/10/2023 4:23:11 AM PST by Eleutheria5
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich rejects the publication in Calcalist according to which the Director General of the Treasury is preventing a discussion of the economic consequences of the legal reform.
"What are the 'gatekeepers' worth if we don't control them Journalists are not worth a penny. Shame on you. Take your hands and keyboards off the dedicated public servants! Come to me with complaints. I run the office, and as an elected official I am the one who must give you an account," he said
"In essence, it's a dress code. I'm a big believer in open discourse and a variety of opinions and discussions in which everyone says everything. Everyone who works with me knows that. There is an open discourse in the office about everything and all opinions are heard with respect and genuine listening, and at the end there are my decisions. That's how It should work and so it will continue with God's help. That's what I did in the Ministry of Transport and that's what I'm doing now ..."
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We’re the Fourth Estate and we get to ask stupid questions and expect serious answers to our stupidity!
21st century definition of Journalist = Propagandist, repeater of party line.
That was the definition of “journalist” in Communist and Fascist countries during the 20th Century, too. It’s spread.
Democrats and journalists are competing for the coveted position of “The Least Respected Profession in the Multiverse”.
The competition is quite intense.
Republicans are in the contest, too.
Today’s “journalists” are far lower on the food chain than politicians and even lawyers and judges.
I would say there are some who are true to their trade, such as O’Keefe and Ngo.
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