It appears that journalist Roger Crombie has been term limited out.
This is a bad and self-defeating move: he’s the best known business journalist associated with Bermuda, and his coverage of Bermuda’s international sector has contributed significantly to the island’s reputation and growth. He is well respected, and conversant with the leaders of all aspects of [...]
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Bermuda Second
February 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Bermuda Politics, Media
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Injunction Lifted
December 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Bermuda Politics, Media
The injunction against the Royal Gazette’s mystery story has been lifted, allowing the story to be published here.
As it turns out, it’s not the grand evidence of mischief that many people were anticipating, but rather some straightforward news that Dr. Brown and Derrick Burgess (Minister of Works & Engineering) are seeking to buy the Swan [...]
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Government Injunction Against the Media
December 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Media
The PLP and the Bermuda Government like to talk about their commitment to transparency and freedom of the press. But their actions undercut their claims.
Bermudians woke up today (with the gunshots still ringing in their ears) to a daily newspaper that was also shot full of holes. It appears that the Royal Gazette was the [...]
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Mouthpiece
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Bermuda Politics, Media
At the public forum on Freedom of the Press last night, the Bermuda Human Rights Commission (HRC) revealed that it had consulted with the UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay in May after our Premier instructed his press secretary to reduce contact with The Royal Gazette.
The UN Commissioner was quoted by HRC Chairwoman Venous Memari [...]
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Official State Media
June 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Media
I may not have gotten a Christmas card, but I did get the nifty “alternative media” postcard from Government this week.
Shucks, they forgot to include Hott on the list of official PLP/Government news sites.
Hott: Where the Senators Spin.
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Intellectually Bereft
May 21st, 2009 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics, Media
David Burt wrote a contorted opinion for the Bermuda Sun last week comparing the Royal Gazette to Fox News saying:
“if you repeat a lie long enough, it becomes truth”
I am not sure if that’s his accusation or his colleagues’ philosophy.
Take a read of the comments posted by readers. Here’s a taste:
I can’t recall reading a [...]
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Freedom of the Tweet
May 19th, 2009 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics, Media
Reluctant to talk with the mean ole media, the Premier has posted a brief justification on Facebook for granting a two-year sole source contract extension to GlobalHue, despite legitimate concerns over the success of the agency in attracting tourists to Bermuda and complaints from the Auditor General regarding the agency’s billing practices.
Yes, on Facebook. Which [...]
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Soft Censorship
May 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Media
The wrong-headedness of the Bermuda Government’s recent attempts to muzzle the media in Bermuda is attracting more external attention:
More trouble in paradise for the staff of Bermuda’s Royal Gazette and its sister newspaper, the Mid-Ocean News, after premier Ewart Brown bizarrely responded to their campaign for more government transparency and a freedom of information law [...]
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Filtering out the Spin
May 8th, 2009 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics, Media
Speaking about the Premier’s order for Government media representatives to reduce their contact with certain news papers, the coordinator of the well-known “Sunshine Week” freedom of information campaign says:
“Cutting reporters and their news outlets out of government communications — whether it’s not sending them press releases or refusing to return reporters’ calls — is simply [...]
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Press Freedom
May 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Bermuda Politics, Media
Over in Bizarro World, the PLP loyalists are claiming that the Premier’s actions to muzzle the Royal Gazette are comparable to candidate Candidate Obama’s evasion of Fox News during the U.S. Election.
That comparison is a farce.
Once elected, President Obama assumed a responsibility to deal with all media outlets equitably. He certainly wouldn’t dare order Government [...]
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