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The same argument could be made about diplomats. Would you be in favor if abolishing diplomatic immunity? If anything journalists need better protection. Of co
by trompetenaccoun 5y ago
The same argument could be made about diplomats. Would you be in favor if abolishing diplomatic immunity?
If anything journalists need better protection. Of course they can be criminals, in which case they should be prosecuted. In countries without rule of law authorities can already arrest and imprison journalists for no good reason, so it doesn't make a difference. But in more civilized places, it should be made more difficult for police to detain journalists without court order. And we need programs that encourage more independent journalism. News media is in a serious reliability crisis.
- koheripbal 5y agoThis is an apples to oranges comparison. Diplomats are specifically immune because they prevent war. They are certified by the nation sponsoring them. Journalists are usually members of the country they are covering (particularly the ones who are jailed).
- trompetenaccoun 5y agoDiplomats prevent war apart from the cases where they helped start them of course. Some may argue that journalism is at least as important as diplomacy, if not more so.