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What is the Purpose of Journalism if War Crimes Are Not Allowed to be Published? (www.pressenza.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by oahi@aussie.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Stefania Maurizi, John Goetz and Christian Mihr discussed in Georg Büchner Buchladen (bookshop) in Berlin about: “What is the Purpose of Journalism if War Crimes Are Not Allowed to be Published?”.

I think this is a good question for discussion. What do you think?

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[–] Goferking0@ttrpg.network 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Be able to start the wars you want

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

This one is true.

Especially in the western world (and mostly the USA), we have created and participated in many wars. Invasions, government overthrows, etc.

If the media couldn't be controlled, our governments wouldn't be able to justify each war. And that's very bad in a democracy, because public opinion is everything.

So you have to control the media to control the war.