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Why does RTE-Pravda allow comments on some news stories and not others?

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    #32
    red menace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭red menace


    Yonge Street wrote: »
    By "descend into farce" do you mean criticize the government? What criteria do you apply to identify a thread that will descend into farce? Boards.ie doesn't have to allow free speech as a private company, but RTE is the national broadcaster funded by the taxpayer. The propaganda machine is in full effect.

    "Four legs good, two legs bad."

    Nope I don't mean criticize the government but there are emotive topics that do get people worked up a lot and do attract a lot of bile.

    Do you not think that if this was censorship they wouldn't even report the stories?


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    #33
    pavb2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭pavb2


    Phill Ewinn wrote: »

    I'd still ride that blondie one on the news though.....

    Case dismissed:)


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    #34
    Badgermonkey
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    Yonge Street wrote: »
    PS: I'd avoid using rolleyes smileys. It takes away from the integrity of the post.

    Says Mr. RTE-Pravda.


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    #35
    Sapphire Moonchild
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12 ✭Sapphire Moonchild


    OP: what the hell is "RTE-Pravda"? You just keep linking to the RTE News website. There's no mention of a handbag at all.


    Edit: appreciate the "Thanks" guys, but I'm being serious - why does the OP keep adding the word "Pravda" to every reference he makes to RTE? WTF is it?


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    #36
    Liam Byrne
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    Yonge Street wrote: »
    As requested by Liam Byrne -

    Here is one of the top stories from the RTE website today. http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0206/jobseekers.html It's about a new report that suggests Jobseeker's Benefit isn't adequate for even a basic standard of living. There is no court case involved. So why doesn't RTE-Pravda allow the public to comment on the story, and how will you justify it? We are only allowed to comment on positive pro-government stories, right? North Korea is Best Korea.

    I'm now completely confused.

    Are you open to ACTUAL possible explanations or are you flogging your "blatant censorship" line ? You've gone back to making your own assumptions again, because the last two lines of the post above show that it wouldn't matter what someone posted in reply - you have your mind made up.

    I would consider it curious, yes. I do think RTE makes some curious calls at times.

    So I, too, I would like a full explanation. But ranting about "RTE Pravda" and screaming about "blatant censorship" when you don't know the facts is a bit extreme for my liking.


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