Pope Francis: Rumor-based journalism is ‘terrorism’
Pope Francis has warned that journalism based on rumors is a form of terrorism. Speaking to leaders of Italy’s national journalists’ guild, the pontiff urged reporters not to stoke fear, particularly with stories regarding migration forced by war or hunger. “I have often spoken of rumors as ‘terrorism,’ of how you can kill a person with…
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Larry Schmitt September 23rd, 2016 at 08:53
It’s also lazy. The cable “news” networks do it all the time.
William September 23rd, 2016 at 09:55
Based upon his holiness’s observations, we should be droning Fox noise and deporting Hannity and “Loofah” Bill O’Reilly, but then again we’d have a hard time convincing anyone in the State department or the Joint chiefs that Fox was in any way connected with journalism. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/39f331e5f490bf5f9aaaf6c067416295d6a98d567dac3446f323e3d5ad22d8e1.jpg
Larry Schmitt September 23rd, 2016 at 12:16
Definition of journalist: a person who writes for newspapers or magazines or prepares news to be broadcast on radio or television.
Doesn’t seem to apply to Fox.
robert September 23rd, 2016 at 11:45
It’s not like fox news tells the world what we are up to then gets military generals to confirm it.
It’s like being on the battlefield when the retaliation hits.
amersham1046 September 23rd, 2016 at 20:31
Alex Jones et al, are you listening
bpollen September 24th, 2016 at 03:54
I would have chosen “not journalism” instead of “terrorism,” but I don’t have 1.2 billion people paying attention to what I say. My wife pays attention… sometimes… maybe.