1-a. IN RE: Ramon Tulfo Facts: In Oct. 13‚ 1989‚ Tulfo wrote an article in his column in PDI ’On Target’ stating that the Supreme Court rendered an idiotic decision in legalizing checkpoints‚ and again on Oct. 16‚ 1989‚ where he called the Supreme Court stupid and "sangkatutak na mga bobo justices of the Philippine Supreme Court". Tulfo was required to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. Tulfo said that he was just reacting emotionally because he had been a victim of harassmen
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was being published from Jessore‚ was critical of the government‚ with the result that its proprietors faced trial and conviction. In 1871‚ the Patrika moved to Calcutta and another Act was passed to suppress it and other native journals. Marathi Press Mahadev Govind
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Freedom of the press versus right to privacy ByRobert Skidelsky (China Daily) Privacy has become a big issue in contemporary jurisprudence. The "right to privacy" is enshrined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights‚ and guaranteed by Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. But Article 8 is balanced by Article 10‚ which guarantees "free expression of opinion". So what right has priority when they conflict? Under what circumstances‚ for example‚ is it right to curtail
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Balancing Individual Privacy with Press Freedom Alan F. Westin‚ a privacy expert at Columbia University‚ once wrote: Privacy is the claim of individuals‚ groups‚ or institutions to determine for themselves when‚ how‚ and to what extent information about them is communicated to others (self information control right). In this age of mass media‚ individual privacy has become a casualty of journalists’ feeding frenzy and it has become really hard for societies to determine the nature and process of
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Interpreters’ and Translators’ department Do the Press Have Too Much Freedom? Freedom of expression has always been emphasized as an essential basis for the democratic functioning of a society. The reasons for this are: the right of an individual to self-fulfillment‚ which right requires the communication of thought and an attempt which is frustrated if information is suppressed or comment blocked. For this we need press and it has to be free for being unbiased. Newspapers is an
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Internet Pornography: Freedom of Press or Dangerous Influence? The topic of pornography is controversial many times because of the various definitions which each have different contexts. Is it nudity‚ sexual intercourse‚ art‚ or all of these? Is it magazines‚ videos‚ or pictures? For the purposes of this paper‚ pornography will be defined as any material that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement. With all of the arguments presented in this paper‚ it seems only
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India[2] Occupation freedom fighter‚ activist‚ linguistic activist‚ poet‚ author Language Konkani Ethnicity Konkani Ravindra Kelekar (March 25‚ 1925 – August 27‚ 2010) was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language‚ though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi.[3] A Gandhian activist‚ freedom fighter and a pioneer in the modern Konkani movement‚ he is a well known Konkani scholar‚ linguist‚ and creative thinker. Kelkar was a participant in the Indian freedom movement‚ Goa’s
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The Importance of the Press The newspaper is a powerful medium. It is powerful because it has the ability to influence the way that people view the world‚ as well as their opinion of what they see. In peaceful times (or in times of oppression‚ for sometimes they can appear to be happening at the same moment) the press is usually one of the instruments used by the state in order to maintain the status quo. However‚ during times of political unrest it is often the press who becomes the major
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The Printing Press There have been many important inventions over the past millennium. Many of them have helped shape society into what it is today. None however have contributed as much to the world as the printing press has. The printing press was invented in the year 1440 by Johann Gutenberg of Mainz‚ Germany. The printing press consisted of a large press which held plates where movable type could be inserted to spell out entire books page by page. The press was either operated by a large
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CRITIQUE THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR PRESS FREEDOM IN NIGERIAN 1999 CONSTITUTION Introduction May 3 of every year is World Press Freedom Day. The day represents an opportunity to commemorate the fundamental principles of press freedom around the globe and to pay solemn tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Thomas Jefferson‚ the third President of the United States (1801-1809)‚ once said he would rather have newspapers without government than government without
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