The issue of the freedom of the press is a very controversial one, especially in the current context. Some aggressive caricatures or publications about people's private life have recently created a polemic about the freedom of the press and many people tend to think that this freedom should be restricted to respect morals and everyone's private life. However, it is obvious that countries where the freedom of the press is limited are for the most part authoritarian dictatorships. The degree of the freedom of the press, that is to say part of the freedom of expression, is then directly related with the degree of democracy and I think that, consequently, the freedom of the press must be preserved as much as possible.
[...] Thus, if someone wants to publish for example a caricature of Mahomet in a newspaper, it is his whole right to use his freedom of expression and no one is allowed to prevent him of doing this. So, the freedom of the press must be preserved to protect one of the most fundamental rights. The first reason is directly linked with the second argument which is that in many cases, the more a human right is respected in a country, the more democratic this country is. A restriction of the freedom of the press (and then of the freedom of expression) means that democracy is limited. [...]
[...] This way, attempts to restrain the freedom of the press have become vain. If a government tries to censor the press, he only risks an opposition from a part of its citizens who are now aware of this attempt of censorship. In conclusion, the freedom of the press shouldn't be curbed to permit more freedom and democracy. Even if it is unavoidably increasing today because of the new technology, we have to remain aware that it is still limited in many countries and that the fight for the freedom of the press must go on. [...]
[...] For example today, China has the highest numbers of imprisoned journalists of any country in the world and is also well-known as one of the most autocratic countries of the world. Finally, the freedom of the press shouldn't be curbed merely because with today's technology and means of communication, it couldn't be curbed anymore. In fact, the revolution of communication (particularly allowed by internet) provides the press with the means to be broadcast even if the government tries to practice censorship. For example in Syria, websites such as Facebook or YouTube (on which many videos can be broadcast and seen by anyone) are forbidden. [...]
[...] Should the freedom of the press be curbed? The issue of the freedom of the press is a very controversial one, especially nowadays. Indeed, some aggressive caricatures or publications about people's private life have recently created a polemic about the freedom of the press and many people tend to think that this freedom should be restricted to respect morals and everyone's private life. However, it is obvious that countries where the freedom of the press is limited are for the most part authoritarian dictatorships. [...]
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