Journalists As Peacemakers

“Seeking to bolster press freedoms as journalists find themselves under increasing pressure from authoritarian governments and other hostile forces, the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Peace Prize to two journalists thousands of miles apart for their tireless efforts to hold the powerful to account.

“The journalists, Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitri A. Muratov of Russia, were recognized for ‘their courageous fight for freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.’

“‘They are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a world in which democracy and freedom of the press face increasingly adverse conditions,’ the committee said.”

—“Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to 2 Journalists, Highlighting Fight for Press Freedom,” The New York Times, Oct. 8, 2021. 

• Editorial Comment: “Other hostile forces” is right.

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We have been blessed in recent weeks by an infestation of large gaggles of brown pelicans along our coast. Prehistoric!

 

 

 

 

The October issue of SENIOR NEWS is scary good. Online here.

 

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“I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.”—Tom Stoppard

 

 

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
Today's WORD on Journalism