"The act of journalism is not a crime."

[babylonsister]

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/560082-biden-sad-day-for-media-freedom-in-hong-kong

Biden blasts Beijing over Hong Kong paper closure: 'Sad day for media freedom'

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“Journalists are truth-tellers who hold leaders accountable and keep information flowing freely—and that is needed now more than ever in Hong Kong, and in places around the world where democracy is under threat,” Biden said. “Beijing must stop targeting the independent press and release the journalists and media executives that have been detained. The act of journalism is not a crime.”

[dchill]

2. That's good presidenting.

[summer_in_TX]

3. Biden understands that journalism is fundamental to a healthy democracy -

and he shows daily how much he truly loves our democracy.

His grasp of it is profound, and he fights to protect and restore it. He's fast becoming the most impressive president of my lifetime as well as all those I've studied in the history books.

Thankful doesn't begin to describe my gratitude – and relief – that we were given this wise, dedicated man particularly at a time such as this.

[RainCaster]

4. So much better than that orange hemmoroid

Didn't that idiot like to call the press "the enemy of the wealthy" or something? My mind is trying to forget that douche nozzle.

[Boomerproud]

5. Worse than that...the enemy of the People.

Said it to their faces IIRC...except Faux of course.

[Mr.Bill]

6. If Trump had won a second term,

this would be happening in this country right now.

[KPN]

7. That was really refreshing to hear today. The former one would

have made some tweet-crack about “maybe this would be a good idea for CNN too!” — asshole extraordinaire (the only thing that is extraordinaire about him).

But it strikes me that while “the act of journalism is not a crime” perhaps bald-faced lying, fabricating, intentionally misleading, and fomenting anger, rage and misdirected “activism” under the guise of “journalism” should be. …. Freedom of speech should always be protected as long as it is honest and based in fact or at least reality, but only as long as.