WE'RE NO. 47 - WE TRY WORSER
Reporters Without Borders, the largest press freedom organization in the world, dropped Uncle Sam 27 places to 47th of 179 countries measured on its Press Freedom Index which measures governments' commitment to protecting media freedoms. America's fall was attributed to excessive arrests of journalists covering Occupy Wall Street protests.
Most Americans are rightly concerned about America's slide on the world scene from trillions squandered on senseless wars, letting our infrastructure crumble, defunding education and other vital government functions, refusing to develop alternate energy sources, and generally howling at the moon when it comes to solving problems.
At the rate our media are either under attack for trying to report the truth or shilling for the 1% who control them, we won't even know how swiftly and tragically we're sliding into mediocrity.
Most Americans are rightly concerned about America's slide on the world scene from trillions squandered on senseless wars, letting our infrastructure crumble, defunding education and other vital government functions, refusing to develop alternate energy sources, and generally howling at the moon when it comes to solving problems.
At the rate our media are either under attack for trying to report the truth or shilling for the 1% who control them, we won't even know how swiftly and tragically we're sliding into mediocrity.
posted by Walt Zlotow at 11:26 AM
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