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I'd be fine with that approach as long as a law was passed that said that if a journalist wants to commentate on a video, then they have to provide a link where
by harimau777 3y ago
I'd be fine with that approach as long as a law was passed that said that if a journalist wants to commentate on a video, then they have to provide a link where anyone can view the video in full (potentially with exceptions for certain cases like those involving minors).
I just don't trust journalists when they claim that they have a video showing unjustified violence. I imagine that sentiment probably is held by people on both sides. E.g. a leftist would be suspicious of stories accusing protestors of violence while someone on the right would be suspicious about stories of police violence.
- nradov 3y agoWhat is a journalist? That term isn't even clearly defined in US federal law. Any random person can act as a journalist.
- anticensor 3y agoThey mean professional journalists, those who report news for a living and have at least one formal press credential.
- quadhome 3y agoTranslated into tech: They mean professional programmers, those who write code for a living and have at least one formal git repository.
- nradov 3y agoThat is meaningless from a legal standpoint. Press credentials are not a real thing with any official weight. And if someone reports news as a volunteer for a non-profit organization are they not a journalist?
- anticensor 3y agoThey are a real thing and bring significant privileges in some jurisdictions. In some of them, press credential is actually government issued and yes, they tend to exclude volunteer journalists. It does not mean volunteer journalism is illegal, rather that volunteer journalists do not confer the same privilege as professional ones.
- nradov 3y agoI am so thankful to live in the USA where anyone can be a journalist and no government credentials are needed.
- harimau777 3y agoMy intention was more to express the idea that, when society is discussing an instance of violence like a riot or police brutality, people need to be able to see the violence so that they can decided for themselves what happened. My concern is that if violent content is scrubbed from social media, then it will become too easy for thought leaders (journalists, politicians, celebrities, etc.) to simply tell people what happened without any way for them to confirm it.