Irish Examiner view: Who benefits from media gagging?
EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders said our defamation laws should be reviewed as they suppress the capacity to expose or even suggest corruption
Anti-coup protesters use fire extinguishers to reduce the impact of teargas fired by riot policemen in Yangon, Myanmar, yesterday. Picture: AP
Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 - 08:32
Most of Donald Trump’s rallies followed a pantomime script. He used the “he’s behind you! he’s behind you!” line when he sensed his audience was amenable to a bout of media goading. Almost playfully offered, his fake-news tirades were malign in intent and directed at one of the few arms of American society prepared to challenge his dishonesty as the subsequent impeachment vote confirmed.