Crikey » media freedom http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The tragic price of a free press http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/katherine-butler-the-terrible-price-of-freedom-1784485.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/katherine-butler-the-terrible-price-of-freedom-1784485.html#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:30:15 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85487 death of captured Afghani reporter Sultan Munadi in a military raid that rescued his British colleague, highlights the high price overseas journalists often pay to give Western readers access to detailed and accurate news stories.]]> http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/katherine-butler-the-terrible-price-of-freedom-1784485.html/feed/ 0 Iranian election coverage lacks independence http://www.rsf.org/No-independent-coverage-of.html http://www.rsf.org/No-independent-coverage-of.html#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:30:54 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=66143 http://www.rsf.org/No-independent-coverage-of.html/feed/ 0 Media freedom hampered by media irresponsibility http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/05/media-freedom-hampered-by-media-irresponsibility/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/05/media-freedom-hampered-by-media-irresponsibility/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/05/media-freedom-hampered-by-media-irresponsibility/feed/ 3 Media freedom: Where do Liberal and Labor stand? http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/23/media-freedom-where-do-liberal-and-labor-stand/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/23/media-freedom-where-do-liberal-and-labor-stand/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/23/media-freedom-where-do-liberal-and-labor-stand/feed/ 0 The West takes the public for fools over public interest http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/09/25/the-west-takes-the-public-for-fools-over-public-interest/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/09/25/the-west-takes-the-public-for-fools-over-public-interest/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey The West Australian got fundamental facts wrong in a story about the hospital system and refused to correct. Their defence? You guessed it – writing stories about inadequate health services is in the "public interest" and this means that the errors "were immaterial to the issue", writes Margaret Simons.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/09/25/the-west-takes-the-public-for-fools-over-public-interest/feed/ 3