From Iran to Zimbabwe and New York to Sydney, the world’s media has reacted with astonishment to the assault on a free Press in Britain.
As plans to shackle newspapers with state regulation were unveiled, the French declared it a ‘sad day’, the Canadians said it was ‘a mess’ and the Australians branded it ‘scary’.
Even the Russians are aghast, with Britain’s humiliation complete as newspapers in Moscow and authoritarian regimes such as Ukraine accused the UK of censorship.
Meanwhile, the Germans mocked us as the country that invented Press freedom only to throw it away.
The most significant criticism of the new Press regulator — cooked up in a late-night deal by politicians and anti-Press campaigners — came from the U.S., where freedom of expression is enshrined in the constitution.
The globally-respected New York Times delivered a damning verdict demolishing David Cameron’s claims that the new system would be free of Government interference. Full story...
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As plans to shackle newspapers with state regulation were unveiled, the French declared it a ‘sad day’, the Canadians said it was ‘a mess’ and the Australians branded it ‘scary’.
Even the Russians are aghast, with Britain’s humiliation complete as newspapers in Moscow and authoritarian regimes such as Ukraine accused the UK of censorship.
Meanwhile, the Germans mocked us as the country that invented Press freedom only to throw it away.
The most significant criticism of the new Press regulator — cooked up in a late-night deal by politicians and anti-Press campaigners — came from the U.S., where freedom of expression is enshrined in the constitution.
The globally-respected New York Times delivered a damning verdict demolishing David Cameron’s claims that the new system would be free of Government interference. Full story...
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