{"id":254235,"date":"2021-05-20T02:09:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T23:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/from-harry-to-kamala-blocking-the-press-to-control-the-narrative\/"},"modified":"2021-05-20T02:09:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T23:09:54","slug":"from-harry-to-kamala-blocking-the-press-to-control-the-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-harry-to-kamala-blocking-the-press-to-control-the-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"#From Harry to Kamala, blocking the press to control the \u2018narrative\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#From Harry to Kamala, blocking the press to control the \u2018narrative\u2019<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Democratic politicians and leftie celebrities (or do I repeat myself?) have taken several gut-punches to press freedoms of late. And I\u2019m afraid one of our basic liberties is taking it on the chin.<\/p>\n

Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly keeps lists of journalists and political players who \u201cdon\u2019t understand her.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Harris and her people typically \u201cdismiss\u2019\u2019 reporters whom the highest-ranking woman in government thinks \u201cdon\u2019t fully understand her or app<\/a>reciate her life experience,\u2019\u2019 according to a profile of Harris published in The Atlantic<\/a>. She is so intent on cracking down on her critics, she allegedly takes particular issue with the word \u201ccautious\u2019\u2019 being used to describe her. Aides are said to look out for \u2018\u2019synonyms\u2019\u2019 including \u201ccareful, guarded and hesitant\u2019\u2019 which \u201cdon\u2019t go over well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The subtext is clear: Those who play by Kamala\u2019s Rules and self-edit accordingly enjoy greater access, potential scoops and favoritism.<\/p>\n

This in the same administration that doesn\u2019t allow the president to take spontaneous questions and requires journalists to seek quote approval before publishing.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted this week that she\u2019s \u201cprioritizing\u2019\u2019 interviews with reporters of color. Now, several journalists are accusing the mayor of racism, claiming that Lightfoot\u2019s spokeswoman told them the pol will only grant one-on-one interviews to black and Hispanic reporters.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that she is giving preference to interviews with journalists of color.<\/figcaption>
Ashlee Rezin Garcia\/Chicago Sun-Times via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was tempted to ignore the rantings of Prince Harry, who called the First Amendment<\/a> \u201cbonkers.\u201d He isn\u2019t American after all, and a nitwit.<\/p>\n

But considering the actions of Harris, Lightfoot and others, it\u2019s clear that Harry\u2019s opinion is widely shared among liberal politicians and celebrities. They feel they should be able to control the \u201cnarrative,\u201d to publicize their actions or themselves the way they want to \u2014 and deplatform any one who objects.<\/p>\n

And why wouldn\u2019t they? One of the primary ways we get our news<\/a> these days is social media<\/a>, and they see these companies blocking information all the time. You can post your own messages to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, then get those services to delete the accounts of those who run afoul of you.<\/p>\n

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Prince Harry raised eyebrows after saying that the First Amendment sounded \u201cbonkers\u201d to him at first.<\/figcaption>
Getty Images for Global Citizen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Media companies that don\u2019t play ball with this find themselves labeled racist, sexist, or shut out. Or even censored.<\/p>\n

Well, these are private companies you say. And these politicians and celebrities are allowed to choose with whom they speak. But if the press doesn\u2019t call out the hypocrisy, if they don\u2019t note that this is setting up an echo chamber, then the First Amendment doesn\u2019t need repealing. It\u2019s already been bypassed.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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