t.v. iran's press t.v. these channels are often called propaganda tools and in the hands of their respective governments and even if that's the case if those channels indeed promote a certain political agenda i wonder what saw awful about that isn't that ultimately contributing to the global marketplace of ideas and making it into a somewhat broader filled they're providing alternative points of view to you know the dominant position that the western media have been occupying five entirely in favor of proving the everyone can have their own opinion their own ideas and so on it's possible for channels and journalists who believe in very strongly in one thing you can work for fox news and take a very strong view of the iraq war and how it be for sure before two saddam hussein you can actually sort of support your government in what they're doing and so on you can do all sorts of things new can actually be as propagandist because you want to and i actually i don't mind because i'm not against. what i'm against

and worse because of course when the press doesn't come up with a really important stories the t.v. press anyway but boy when they get their hooks into something that scandalous they will just root and room out of a big medical you are instead that's the fun of them presents democrat liberal a liberal doesn't like this they're going to action it yeah yeah absolutely is no prisoner that's right ok. a lot of people are saying the best race would be jeb bush and hillary clinton it would be issue oriented wouldn't go into the we could fall asleep well i wouldn't fall asleep but we're talking about two centrists corporatist type people who are going to left a little right a little left alone who are not really going to move this country off the track it's on i can't see either one of them doing ending bold like demanding a carbon tax you know if you pick up the paper almost any day that we dissenting really really scary and frightening about the with the where the climate is going and i don't see either one of them and of course if you look at the polls the people in america these geniuses don

t.v. or press markings on their vehicles and. there are numerous witness reports that we have obviously formation which is in the open today that they are being persecuted that the russians in this have been persecuted by russian journalists are journalists in general only will not only russian we because attacks of journalists they have continued for for a while and. let's remember british journalists who are there who work that you do for who are absolutely and who was if i'm not mistaken and there and he was also have to have that. several russians on this. have been killed three russians others have been killed in this act and then it's at the end of this as well there was there it is impossible not to see that you are shooting at journalists because once again we are clearly marked and. given that information we have all the reasons to believe that. these are deliberate actions and let's not forget that what is happening in other parts of ukraine these are be driven this is basically which we can't because they are you autho

press actually had. in order for radio t.v. stations to maintain a license the boreen non dramatize knew and before bill clinton signed the telecommunications act of one thousand nine hundred six the press actually had to put up straight up news ahead of advertising profits and even had to present a contrast in opinions and viewpoints to assert that. they by and large were not allowed to misinform and lied to the american people in order just to make money but thanks to the complete destruction of the fairness doctrine the sherman antitrust act and the implementation of the telecommunications act the major networks like fox are called news have been able to get away with misinforming any even flat out lying to the american people it's time for that to change and for news outlets to once again start reporting on the news not just putting out a plan or if they are putting out the news at least a label that it's time to bring back the the fairness doctrine for networks like fox so-called news to stop pretending that they're a credi

t.v. that ukrainian defense minister stated this and they're really really shocking and disturbing thing is there hasn't been in the outcry. from the western press about this. so the national guard is saying that they will search for those who refuse to lay down their arms and question you how do you expect they'll be treated i expect you'll say not well. i don't think there's any secret the national guard this paramilitary force composed mostly of the radicals of the euro my dawn and ultra nationalist groups as well as international fascist brigade as al-jazeera has interviewed and reported earlier. these people suffered very heavy losses over the last three months in this siege of slovyansk know their towns and they have shown previously in other towns that they are out for a little bit of revenge i don't know and the people in these towns certainly do not treat them as liberators or heroes but as they themselves describe them fascist occupiers the reports out this morning is that they are already going door to door looking for people who might have remained behind who will help or are perceived as having helped these self-defense forces and t

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will use the principles the free press says to the information we are very much concerned it's for the more you care of regulated to limit access of limit access to our t.v. . this is not the first time. for multiple times of accused. of buyers trial coverage and there were threats that you could lose its license to broadcast in the u.k. by believe this is. in attempts to censor r.t. and we have. commenced many times reports by b. the b.b.c. . and of course as we pointed out. that they're. skewed. in their reporting and said that their stance is different to two war we believe. is the truth we've never taken any steps. the b.b.c. . wants to limits their activities and we very much over the u.k. or any other country. will not. try to ban the coverage of some of the media. from the new york times mr minister with each passing week the relations between russia and the west seem to get worse and worse they're increasingly tense that europe is talking about more sanctions how concerned are you about the fact the relations are getting worse what do you think the consequences are and what is russia planning to do anything about it. when you most of the other wo

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t.v. channel russia today which broadcasts in spanish will be made the way more available to all viewers a word until you know when it will happen it doesn't need to channel. says without pressing the first time in latin america this is being done but. we really as i mentioned as i want to mention it are offering also to run cultural culturally significant events since the next year will be. one hundred thirty five i never saw since the diplomatic relations were formally set up between russian and argentina and we hope to have a culture in russia and i jumped you know. also have discussed. regional and global issues today with my the president and i would like to say that argentina is a very good partner in my opinion of course we all have our own opinions but. it's a sobering that. that's what's valuable about this something this is a voice which is unique this is important this is of great value. and i would like to thank my the president once again for the wonderful atmosphere during our working session today for the friendly atmosphere thank you very much. ok you've been watching the live media event there from one of the czars the russian and the argentinean president appe

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