Vexed Bermoothes

Another international group focussed on human rights and free speech has criticised Dr. Brown’s Media Council Bill, and its potential to muzzle the free press in Bermuda against the standards of international law.  The Centre for Law and Democracy has written a letter to all 36 Bermuda MPs asking them to consider halting the proposed [...]

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There seems to be a new trend of statements from “a Government spokesman, who would not be named”.  How can someone be an official spokesman if they demand anonymity? Government insists that it has modelled the Media Council Bill on the UK Press Complaints Commission. Certainly some of the words have been borrowed, but certainly [...]

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Bermudians are remarkably forgiving of our political leaders hijinks even when they cost us serious money, damage our economy, and erode our rights. Outsiders, however, often see clearly when things are not right. The director of the International Press Institute just published a scathing blogitorial on Dr. Brown’s Media Suppression Bill. Although the media are [...]

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Last week Dr. Brown introduced his Media Council Bill (aka the Media Suppression Act) which seems designed to harass the local press. Yesterday, President Obama signed the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act which requires the Department of State to include in their annual human rights reports by country: (A) a description of the [...]

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The International Press Institute has come out against Dr. Brown’s execrable Media Council Bill (aka the Media Suppression Act) saying It is very unfortunate that Bermuda, with its geographical closeness to the United States and its cultural and political ties to the United Kingdom, has managed to draft a law that would be wholly unacceptable [...]

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The PLP’s proposed Media Council Bill is attracting the derision it deserves from international freedom of speech groups.  It is a hatchet job and should not be passed. The local media need to get their act together and form a self-regulatory press council.  What are you waiting for?  The warning shots for Dr. Brown’s latest [...]

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