Threat? What does it actually mean? A threat is a warning that states your intention to hurt or punish somebody. So, my question is: when has any type of media actually ‘THREATENED’ the government?

   Let’s talk about what a Democratic Government means. “Demo” is Greek for “people” and “Cratic” is Greek for “rule”. As we all know, this type of government is elected and indirectly ruled by the society. We give them the permission to use our money on government spending. Therefore, shouldn’t we have the right to know where OUR money is going, what is happening to OUR country? We do, and how do we get hold of such information? through the media.  If the government is doing something wrong, the media will tell us what is going on, and let me just emphasise that this is not a threat but is actually healthy criticism which helps the democratic government know the public's opinion. The media is there to enhance the public’s awareness about governments, their doings and to express their opinions regarding current issues in politics.

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  As we all know, there are many different Newspapers. Such as: ‘La provincia’, ‘El pais’, ‘El mundo’. Now do you really think that all these Newspapers share the same view? I’m afraid not. El pais criticises Zapatero for example whereas La provincial agrees with all his views, so we do get a balanced view about our president’s actions and ideas. And now, you might think, this critisism is a threat however let me just tell you, that despite all the criticisms Zapatero has received, his political party has been in power for 5 entire years and has 3 more ...

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