This past May third was World Press Freedom Day,
declared by the UN to call attention to the importance of press freedom
for all of us. You probably didn't hear about it in your local news media; I
didn't. Local journalists tend to ignore these
things, even a lot of First Amendment stories--too busy with
pickpockets in Lancaster, or celebrity divorces (which is their perfect
right to report while "free.")
Some people think the First Amendment is just for
reporters. No, we may exercise that part of the amendment more than
others, but we do so for you. Not just journalists practice freedom of
religion, assembly, petition, etc. also you do too.
They're still killing reporters everywhere, including
a young lady journalist shot "by accident" in the latest outbreak of
"The Troubles" in N. Ireland.
And in Myanmar (once Burma) 2 Reuters reports were
released after 7 years in jail. They were charged with possessing
government documents after two policemen invited them to lunch, passed
them a sealed document, and before they could even
open it, were arrested.
It sure sounds like a set-up to me, especially after the
pair had been reporting on Burma's own Holocaust against a Muslim sect
for which they won a Pulitzer prize. So far as I know, the police pair
were never charged.
We journalists have had our share of real characters
in our business. I was mentored by one of them, hired a few of them, and
got to know a great Kentucky journalist through his writings. Celebrate
press freedom this week by reading an account
of his recent death; it's in the Wednesday, May 8th edition of the Louisville Courier Journal, and it's a wonderful
read--reminding all of us of our goal of "comforting the afflicted, and
afflicting the comfortable" (rather than coming up with some new
business plan for these trying days.) Google: "Filiatreau,
a former Courier Journal writer and editor, dies"
And please feel free to pass it on to friends and
anyone who might enjoy it as a reminder of the importance of journalism
these days---and always.
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