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Subject: RE: [Leica] Freedom of the press? WAS (something else)
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:52:01 -0500

Well, Daniel, there's "freedom of the press" and then there's "freedom
of the press." I know that I would much prefer to read coverage of
science and medicine in the U.S. media where all major media companies
forbid their reporters from taking 'freebees' from anyone; while in
Europe, drug companies pay for travel costs for reporters to attend
medical meetings.

Further, I'd be interested in knowing how 'press freedom' is defined.
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Subject: Re: [Leica] Freedom of the press? WAS (something else)


Did you read the link? I wasn't making the claim, "Reporters without
borders" were. The article documents how they arrived at their
conclusion and rankings.

I already named 13 European nations, over and above that, there were
three non-European nations (Canada, Australia and Costa Rica). So I've
named more than one. Kind'a hurts, doesn't it?

Once again:

http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=4116

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Eric Welch wrote:
> That is a ludicrous claim. Name one nation that has more press freedom

> than the U.S.

Finland, Iceland, Norway, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, Germany,
Portugal, Sweden, Denark, France, Australia, Belgium, Slovenia, Costa
Rica, Switzerland ... and then comes the US.

Truth hurts.

Daniel

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