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Originally Posted by qgrande

Reporters without Borders just published it's annual World Press Freedom Index (Reporters sans frontières - Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index - 2006). The Dominican Republic is ranked 52nd of the world, above the US at 53rd. (Haiti gets a special mentioning as fast climber compared to last year, but still only at 87th). What to make of that?

Press is the US is not censored by the government (see recent CNN videos of Al Queda snipers killing Americans). But some are censored and controlled tightly by their editors because, like it or not, they are money-making corporations and make decisions like companies...which is a whole other issue.

The fact that Michael Moore is still alive is proof that free speech and a free press are both alive and well. I don't buy this report. Just my two pesos.

EDITED TO INCLUDE: It's interesting how they describe the Al Jazeera cameraman being held at Guantanamo. He's just a "journalist"...who had the uncanny ability to already be in place for over a dozen suicide attacks on soldiers and innocent civilians before they happened. Good instincts, huh?

Scandall