Public television = propaganda machine?
A new report on the future of the Portuguese public television RTP suggests all information from that broadcaster’s international service should be filtered by the government. The person responsible for the study João Duque says the promotion of Portugal’s image abroad should be within the “vision of an external policy” under the guidance of the...
No Freedom of Choice for Journos?
Journalism stands for freedom of speech, fact finding, democracy, objectivity, among other values. Or at least it stands so in theory. US National Public Radio (NPR) has got a freelance journalist fired for participating in the Occupy Washington protest. The journalist in question, Lisa Simeone, has worked as an independent for shows like Soundprint and...
