Open AccessFORUM: Losing battle?
Author(s) -
Duran Angiki
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pacific journalism review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2324-2035
pISSN - 1023-9499
DOI - 10.24135/pjr.v6i1.688
Subject(s) - battle , joke , freedom of the press , freedom of expression , government (linguistics) , publishing , political science , project commissioning , media studies , law , advertising , sociology , history , art , business , human rights , politics , literature , philosophy , ancient history , linguistics
It is rather bizarre that PINA, a regional media body that has consistently over the years claimed to stand for "freedom of expression" failed to even raise the issue. Isn't this a "big joke" to talk about and even celebrating "freedom awards" when a member country is fighting a losing battle against a notorious government ban?