From e45dd85e49399b0bb775f31f35c5d3d557c070f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Lorimer Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:52:27 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] [english] start script for oral --- english/oral.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/english/oral.md b/english/oral.md index 2b5d2d7..fd2281a 100644 --- a/english/oral.md +++ b/english/oral.md @@ -69,3 +69,7 @@ Discuss context and recent developments - Decline of public interest journalism - Sources are less likely to take risks to reveal corruption and misconduct - Media Freedom Act - recognise and protect freedom of jouranlists + +## Speech + +As a young and aspiring Australian, I believe I have the right to know what's going on in this country, through unbiased and transparent media reporting. Integrity of the media is absolutely necessary for the implementation of a sound democracy free of corruption, and at the moment, we are dangerously close to slippery slope of censorship and corrupt journalism. The recent raids on the ABC, which occured in June in response to a report titled "The Afghan Files", are a prime example of the impact that government control can have on this industry - it undermines the fundamental principles of investigative journalism, -- 2.43.2