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Earlier this month, the administration rolled back the ACA mandate that required the full cost of birth control to be covered by insurance. Under Trump's agenda, employers can opt out of providing this coverage for "religious" or even "moral" reasons, impacting hundreds of thousands of women.
Nurx, makers of the birth control app, are offering new users up to two months of free birth control with the promo code 'CHECKYOURFACTS' today until the end of the year. The telemedicine start-up and mobile health platform makes birth control and PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) more accessible to everyone through partnerships with physicians and in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPPA).
Recently, anti-abortion activists have become increasingly vocal against Nurx's expansion into conservative states. The attacks have been made specifically to the app's ability to prescribe emergency contraceptives to minors without a parent's consent.
NC Coalition for life said in a statement "Nurx is dangerous, because it provides another way for children under the age of 18 to obtain contraceptives without the knowledge or consent of their parents." However, Nurx defers to state laws surrounding minimum age for birth control prescriptions which in some states is 12 years of age.
This recent expansion falls in line with Nurx's mission to provide safe, affordable and increased access to contraceptives and emergency contraceptives. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention credited increased access to low-cost services as a contributing factor to the overall decline in teen and unintended pregnancy rates nationwide. But according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, more than 19.7 million females ages 13 to 44 reside in "contraceptive deserts" and lack reasonable access to public clinics that provide birth control. This is defined areas with at least one clinic or provider for every 1,000 women.
"Research shows that the easier and more affordable birth control is, the more women will use it," said Dr. Edvard Engesaeth, co-founder of Nurx. "Individuals should not have to jump through unnecessary hoops in order to access care. With Nurx, we are changing the way birth control is issued and accessed and allowing women to get the care they need on their own terms."
New users will receive a $30 credit or two months of no-cost birth control with the promo code. After choosing their birth control brand and type, users answer a few questions and enter their shipping and insurance information for a licensed physician to review. Once the review is complete, the doctor will issue and fill the prescription, which will be delivered on-time and at no additional cost. The promo code 'CHECKYOURFACTS' can be entered during checkout until 11:59 PM (PT) on December 31st, 2017.
To download Nurx on Apple and Android devices, visit nurx.com. For more information, follow @NurxApp on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Mental Health
Self-Regulation Significant to Overcoming Early Adversity in Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Self-regulation may hold the key to helping young adults overcome their risk for developing alcohol and drug problems, according to recent research from the University of Georgia.
The study looked at 225 non-college-educated adults aged 18-25 from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who grew up in rural areas in Northeast Georgia. Led by Assaf Oshri, an associate professor in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences, the research team found that young adults who experience abuse as children have a higher risk for developing alcohol and drug problems. These same young adults also have a decreased ability to self-regulate, or avoid impulsive decision-making in socially stressful situations.
Oshri pointed to the results as evidence of the need for family-focused preventive intervention programs for adolescents that target self-regulation, in hopes of better identifying factors that promote resilience among youth.
"If we use delayed gratification, we can do well in life, but it seems like those who have specific early life experiences are less able to perform this optimal decision-making, and that can affect their risk of substance abuse," said Oshri, who is housed in the department of human development and family science.
Protective factors at the biological and psychosocial levels offer hope that interventions targeting decision-making can help at-risk youth, he explained.
"The goal is to try to identify mechanisms that will help youth who experience adversity in life," he said
During the study, the young adults were assessed twice over two years. In addition to completing surveys measuring their drug and alcohol use and experiences with child maltreatment, participants completed a decision-making task that evaluated their tendency to make impulsive decisions and ability to self-regulate and delay gratification.
To accomplish this, researchers used a tool called "delayed reward discounting." The young adults answered questions such as "Would you rather have $14 today or $25 in 19 days?" They also agreed to have their heart rates measured while they completed a series of increasingly difficult math-related tasks in front of an audience of research assistants. These measurements allowed researchers to record stress levels and assess self-regulatory capacities.
Study results found that as participants' maltreatment experiences as children increased, the higher their inclination toward impulsive decision-making and problems delaying gratification.
The paper, "Child maltreatment, delayed reward discounting and alcohol and other drug use problems: The moderating role of heart rate variability," was published online in August in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
Co-authors are UGA graduate students Sihong Liu and Erinn Bernstein Duprey and James MacKillop from McMaster University in Canada. The work was supported by the UGA Owens Institute for Behavioral Research and the Sarah H. Moss Fellowship for UGA faculty.
The abstract can be found at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.
Mental Health
Get Comfortable With Not Knowing
How easy is it for you to be in a state of not knowing? Not knowing what will happen next? Not knowing your next step? Not knowing who you are as you've evolved into this present moment?
Not knowing can be an unsettling prospect. We like to know. We like to think that we know.
It is much more comfortable to feel like we have it all figured out ~ like we are guaranteed the outcome of our desires. And most of the time, we do feel like we are in the know when it comes to what our day will bring and what we can expect from each other.
The truth is though, that things can change on a dime. We find a sense of security with the thought that we can expect things to move along as they always have. Of course, we feel more secure when that expected direction is something that we want.
Alternatively, when we find ourselves stuck in situations that challenge us, we might pray for things to change while harbouring a suspicion that they never will because we know how these things have always played out in our lives before.
What if we got really cozy with the very real state of not knowing? What if we made friends with the reality that we could be surprised at any moment? And what if we began to anticipate that these surprises could be enriching and life-affirming as opposed to dark and threatening?
Serving Consciously
Recently on Serving Consciously, I interviewed Alexander Demetrius who has immersed himself in the vast expanse of the unknown and has discovered the rewards inherent in it.
Alexander Demetrius' literary contributions have primarily been influenced by Joseph Campbell. During his lifetime, Campbell was one of the world's foremost authorities on global mythology. Using Campbell's monomyth or hero's journey, Demetrius discovered that critical events from his past paralleled the typical sequence of events found in practically every narrative throughout the world.
The Reward of Not Knowing is an account of Demetrius' memoirs, transformed into an epic journey that began in San Antonio, Texas, and spans across the Pacific Ocean to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he currently resides. What makes his journey unique is that much of it took place within, where so few ever voyage.
Through careful reflection and examination, he overcame some paralyzing characteristics that once constrained him to a life of insanity, orchestrated by his mother who suffers from dissociative identity disorder or multiple personalities.
Tap into All that You Do Know
It is easier said than done ~ this idea of being comfortable not knowing. Sure, we can acknowledge that we are lacking information in the moment or that we can't see the next step on the path, but feeling comfortable with it? That's another story.
To assist ourselves in this process, we can shift our focus to what we do know for sure.
Do you know that you can trust yourself?
Do you know that you can have faith in the process?
Do you know that you are capable of getting back up EVERY time you fall down?
Do you know that you are loved?
How connected are you to your resiliency?
How connected are you to your capacity to care for yourself?
How connected are you to your internal guidance system ~ your intuition?
How connected are you to a sense of self-love and self-worth?
If things go wrong, do you know that you can course correct?
If you feel unsupported, do you know you have your own back?
If you are frightened by what's around the next corner, do you know that you can face whatever comes?
If you can't see the forest for the trees, do you know that clarity resides within you and will eventually emerge?
Tune into all that you know to be true regardless of any evidence. Allow the unknown to exist without pressure from you to be different. Be patient as new information becomes available.
Learn to dance with the mystery.
How Reflecting on My Choice to do Prenatal Tests Made Me a Better Social Worker
My professor asked me to reflect on the ways in which I have engaged in ableism as a social work student. While I could not think of a professional instance, I was able to reflect back on my personal life about a time that I did engage in ableism. Recently, I gave birth to my son, my first child, back in January of this year.
Toward the beginning of my pregnancy, I believe around week 12, the obstetrician sat me down and started to discuss optional screenings that they could do that would determine whether the baby had any disabilities, such as Down Syndrome. As soon as she started explaining all the different tests, I knew I was going to choose to have at least one done. In the end, I chose one of the least invasive but more accurate tests.
Whenever someone asked why I was getting the test (as I wasn't high risk, and am on the younger side), I would tell them I just wanted to be able to be prepared. I told them that I wanted to be able to prepare my house or to get necessary equipment or other things that might be needed by my child.
However, leading up to the test I began to have dreams about getting 'bad news' from the doctor. I also had dreams in which my doctor told me that there was 'something wrong' with my baby. I started to realize that it wasn't my house that I would have to prepare, it would have to be myself!
Slowly, I came to the understanding that if I got the news that my child had a disability, I would need some time to process and accept that news. I think that I struggled with the belief that my child would have a 'lesser life' if they were born with a disability. In addition, I think that a part of my process would have been going through the grieving process as I would have been grieving the 'perfect child' that I imagine many pregnant women imagine when they first find out they are pregnant.
In my readings for my course on social work practice with people with disabilities, I learned how genetic testing connects to the medical model of disability. As my textbook discussed, the testing and the possible results were only presented to me by my medical team through a medical model lens, versus a social model of disability lens.
My medical team informed me of the genetic reasoning behind any of the possible disabilities that could be discovered but did not include any information regarding what my child's life would be like if the test was positive. It would have been beneficial to hear about the lives of people living with some of the disabilities.
This could have possibly calmed my nerves as well as avoided my ableist thinking. My hope is that for patients who do have a positive test, their medical team can learn to sit down with them and go into further detail about what a child's life will and can look like. I think this could help a parent-to-be process that news in a not-so-negative way. I believe that a discussion like this could help patients understand that the only options are not abortion or a child with a 'lesser life.'
As a social work professional, it is important to always reflect on and examine our own ableism. In our society, we have been witness to countless ableist thoughts and beliefs throughout our lives. These beliefs become the standard way of thinking and affect our interactions with people with disabilities.
Therefore, it is essential for a social worker to reflect on their own ableist thoughts and practices in order to be able to change their way of thinking – and practicing! Once the social worker is able to do this work, their practice with people with disabilities has the potential to be so much more valuable.
Mental Health
Framing Mental Health from the Biopsychosocial Model
As someone who now works with people experiencing depression, anxiety, addiction and a range of other issues, and being a person who has experienced my own battle with depression, I have my own unique perspective.
Reflecting on his experience at a preview session from the Health Promotion Agency's National Depression Initiative, Phillip shared his own common and unique experience of depression and anxiety.
Philip talked about his objections to the idea that depression is "an illness, not a weakness" because, in his view, the causes of depression and anxiety are often social factors – and that these problems (and other mental health concerns) need a "social model" rather than a medical one.
Firstly, like Philip, I can see why someone would classify anxiety or depression as "an illness, not a weakness". I agree that no mental health problem comes about as the result of a weakness of character and that anyone, anywhere, at any time, can experience these kinds of problems (and indeed, one in five New Zealand's do in their lifetime).
I think that experiences like depression and anxiety get called "illnesses" as a way of signaling the vast difference between someone when they feel mentally "well", compared to when they don't. Indeed, most of the diagnostic criteria for mental "illnesses" include the fact that the symptoms either cause significant distress to a person, or significant impairment in their day-to-day functioning.
So my take is that "illness" is perhaps used as an inadequate shorthand for "not functioning in the way that I do when I'm feeling whole, connected, supported, complete and satisfied with my life – I'm struggling, help!"
But I agree too, that "illness" also does not feel like quite the right term. Philip suggests that depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns can be valid emotional responses when a person is struggling with the state of their life. As both a therapist and a person who has experienced significant depression, I completely agree.
Philip goes on to suggest that rather than a medical model, we need a "social model" of mental illness. The thing is, that is exactly what we have and use in mainstream mental health. We base most modern, evidence-based mental health intervention on what is called the "bio-psycho-social" model of mental illness. I'll break this down briefly, with examples.
The Biopsychosocial Perspective
The "bio" part of the model refers to the fact that we are pretty sure that some mental health problems have a genetic component. Now, this doesn't mean that if you have a particular gene you are guaranteed to get a particular disorder, rather than your brain chemistry might just be a little bit more vulnerable to developing one, given the right life circumstances. It's a bit like heart disease. Two people can have the same healthy (or not so healthy) diet. One, who has a particular genetic marker in their family, may have a heart attack; while the other goes on to live a long life with no heart problems.
It's a bit like heart disease. Two people can have the same healthy (or not so healthy) diet. One, who has a particular genetic marker in their family, may have a heart attack; while the other goes on to live a long life with no heart problems.
"Bio" also refers to the fact that experiences like anxiety and depression do affect your physical body just as much as your mental health. In terms of treatment, many people will find that particular medications help (others don't, and that's okay too). We also know things, like getting enough sleep and exercising a little, can help people manage these problems too.
The "psycho" part refers to your internal functioning – your mind, mental and emotional experience. When I was growing up, I learned particular ways to think about and manage my emotional experiences, that didn't really serve me so well as an adult. For example, thinking "negative" emotions like sadness or anger are a bad thing and should not be experienced or expressed…that's a pretty common right across Kiwi culture, I think.
Part of my recovery involved learning a different way of understanding and managing my emotions. This is generally where therapy can be the most helpful and can heap other benefits as well.
The last is the "social" part of the model. This is the acknowledgment of the idea that crappy life experiences or a not-so-great situation can significantly contribute to mental health concerns.
Again, treatment often involves helping someone to get themselves into a better or more stable environment, and connecting to good support. I've had many clients realize they needed to do things like end relationships, quit a job or move house, as I did myself, to help improve their mental health.
Now, our mental health system is far from perfect. There is a massive shortage of resource and funding, as well as an ongoing battle with stigma and discrimination, amongst other issues. But, for better or worse, that's a super short summary of the model that the majority of mainstream mental health support services are based on.
So given that we are supposed to be acknowledging, integrating and working with all the parts of a person and their situation – why is it that the message is still out there in the media that mental health problems are a medical, not a social issue? Is it short-hand, a simplified way of raising awareness that mental health problems are common, and not a character flaw?
Or is it is lack of understanding as to how mental health problems develop, and how we treat them? I'm really not sure on this one – but I'd love to find out.
Mental Health
7 Tips for Staying Strong During Your Recovery from Addiction
When you're overcoming addiction, the road to recovery can be tough to walk at times. However, recovering is one of the most worthwhile things you'll ever do, and beating addiction will make you a stronger person. Here are seven things you can do to stick to your goals and have a successful recovery.
Take care of your health.
Addiction can take a toll on your physical health, so it's important to take especially good care of yourself now. Get some exercise every day, eat right, and get at least eight hours of sleep every night. Even small positive changes, like eating fruit instead of candy, can make you feel a lot better. When you're healthy, you'll have an easier time maintaining a positive mindset and saying to temptations.
Be gentle with yourself.
Don't dwell on the time you spent addicted. It's easy to feel bad about wasted time, money, and opportunities once you start recovery, but there's no point in beating yourself up. The past is over, and everybody makes mistakes. The important thing is that you're making the effort to get better right now. Shift your focus to your successes instead of your failures.
Focus on one day at a time.
It can be overwhelming to think about spending your entire future sober. Instead of worrying about how you'll get through the next month, year, or decade, just focus on today. If thinking about the whole day is still overwhelming, focus on the next hour or even the next minute. After all, a sober future is built one minute at a time.
Reach out to your support network.
Stay in touch with your family members and friends who support your recovery. When you're struggling, don't be afraid to call or text someone you trust and tell them how you're feeling. Therapists and recovery programs can also make great additions to your support network. If you're still looking at your options for recovery programs, there are plenty of options to choose from, like Addiction Treatment Riverdale Utah or Long Island Center for Recovery. You can find the best one for you online. The important thing is to surround yourself with people who want to help you get better.
Build new habits and routines.
A daily schedule can help you stay on track and fill your time with constructive activities. In addition to scheduling your work and other daily responsibilities, set aside some time to exercise, work on your hobbies, see your friends, and pray or meditate every day. Avoid activities and people that might trigger a relapse.
Make a plan for dealing with temptation.
You'll probably have to deal with temptation at some point. Maybe someone who doesn't know you're in recovery will offer you a drink, or maybe you'll start craving a drink or a hit when you're feeling stressed. It will be easier to get past feelings of temptation if you make a plan for how you'll cope. Practice saying no to offers of drugs or alcohol ahead of time, and come up with some emotional coping strategies as well. For instance, if you want to relapse, you could plan to call your sponsor or go for a walk instead.
Focus on your goals.
If you're struggling to stay strong in the moment, your long-term goals can help you stay on track. Take a deep breath and think about why you want to stay sober for the long haul. Maybe you want to spend more time with your kids, start your own business, go back to school, or just stay healthy as you get older. Learning to prioritize your long-term goals over your immediate feelings is key to staying strong during your recovery.
Wrapping Up
Recovering from addiction is an attainable goal. Millions of other people have done it, and you can do it too. Use these tips to help you stay strong and focused throughout your recovery. You'll probably find that sobriety is more meaningful and fulfilling than you ever imagined.
Mental Health
Mental Fitness: We Can Actually Train to Become Resilient Leaders!
What if I told you that mental fitness is something you can develop in the same way you build your physical fitness?
We hear a lot these days about stress and when we do, the conversation often focuses on avoiding it or managing it. What if that isn't actually useful?
The best illustration I've read highlighting the direct link between mental toughness and performance comes out of a research lab. A team of researchers wanted to look at what made subjects mentally fit or resilient and took some baby chicks into the lab to study their theory. Painting the chicks and grouping them in separate pens, the first group was left alone to interact happily and normally.
The second group was periodically picked up and stressed in a confined space. After the stress, the chick was given time back in their group pen to recuperate. The third group was continually stressed in the confined space, with no recovery time or play opportunity with other chickens. The researchers created three distinct populations with different experiences.
After raising them for a time in this manner, all the painted chicks were placed in buckets of water, with researchers timing their struggle until drowning. I know, this sounds just awful.
The chicks that had been continually stressed drowned almost immediately; they just had no hope in the face of hardship that they could swim. The second group to succumb was comprised of those "happy innocents" in group one who had never been confined and stressed. They didn't know how to withstand this watery hardship and folded in the face of it. The last swimmers fighting to make it were the chicks from the stress adaptation group.
Somehow, the confinement stressors followed by time to recover had rendered them stronger and able to swim and survive much longer than their peers. This group was resilient; they had experienced hardship before and believed they had a chance to make it and recover. They had those past mastery experiences to rely on, and they just fought to keep swimming.
Stress has a purpose. Stress is opportunity. It's meant to teach us to swim!
Responding well to stress requires high functional capacity of your brain's frontal cortex. This area of our brain houses something called our working memory capacity, which helps us with both emotional regulation (being able to think and not just react) and upper-level cognition (focus). We can improve that capacity with the use of some well-studied, relatively simple exercises.
Think about the last time you experienced stress. I always think back to those really awkward years – for me it was 13 – and last week. Think about that age, standing in the middle of the school lunchroom with your meal tray. As you gaze over top of your sandwich, anemic vegetables, and cookie snack pack, you anxiously wonder who will make room for you at their table.
What happened in your body at that moment? Maybe your heart sped up, you started breathing fast, your face flushed – your body fires off a full-on stress response. As the stress is registered by your brain, wherever that stress comes from – a chain reaction fires.
Your body releases cortisol, adrenaline, and a host of other chemicals to help you cope. It also releases a hormone called DHEA into your bloodstream. DHEA's entire role is to help your brain grow from the stressor you just survived. But there's a catch – DHEA only does its job when you give yourself a post-stressor break.
You need that time to de-escalate your revved up nervous system in order for DHEA to do its brain-building work for you! The hormone increases synaptic firing and neural connectivity (you'll think faster) and increases working memory capacity (emotional regulation and focus). DHEA is what makes stressful experiences worth your time, but you have to create the space for it to do its work.
Creating this space is the heavy lifting of mental fitness training, and it isn't as easy as it sounds. If I say rest, self-care, nervous system regulation and you think taking a nap, you're on the wrong track.
When we are asleep our brain waves are long and slow. We call these delta waves, and our brain is in delta state. When you're awake and ambulatory, walking and talking in the world you're in Bets state. What's interesting for a lot of us in a hyper-stimulated environment is that we find ourselves often entirely on or entirely off, and the place in the middle where DHEA does its building work is theta state.
In this space, you're at rest, but still aware. Also, your nervous system has space to rebuild and strengthen. So what does a drop in stress hormones and downshifting of the nervous system feel like? Think about the last time you enjoyed an activity or training – when you took a deep breath in and you just felt that "Ahhh!" feeling – even if you were working hard and running up and down trails.
You may find it while running, skiing, doing yoga, getting a deep tissue massage, taking a bubble bath, or even lifting weights. Some people call it a "click," or a "shift." Here is where you have to experiment a bit. That moment will look different for everyone, but when you find it, take note.
Do more of it – especially when you're feeling stressed and overwhelmed. I find it often on a yoga mat. I have a friend who tells me she finds it swimming laps. Now for me, I'm trying not to drown while swimming laps, there is nothing theta state happening for me there! Dedicate the time to finding your practice. What down-shifts your nervous system? Then do it. Ritualize it. Make downshifted moments part of your training routine.
All of us face periods of adversity, and no one is going to ask us if we can swim before the crisis. We have to train for the hard times, and we can. Make a little time for your brain and watch yourself get sharper, smarter, more focused, kinder. You'll also be ready for the bucket of water.
You need to know how to become mentally fit to be the best student, professional, parent, and friend that you can be. Be the chick that lived well! Train yourself to swim.
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Vanessa Marano & Katie Leclerc: All ASL 'Switched At Birth' Episode Airs Tomorrow!
It's almost here — the all-American Sign Language (ASL) episode of Switched at Birth!
In tomorrow night's episode "Uprising," when news of the school's closing spreads throughout campus, Daphne (Katie Leclerc) leads the students of Carlton School for the Deaf in arranging a demonstration to take place on the eve of the Romeo and Juliet play, in which Daphne has the lead role.
Meanwhile, as one of a handful of hearing students in the school, Bay's (Vanessa Marano) attempt to be part of the campaign is challenged.
The storyline was inspired by the real-life "Deaf President Now" protests at Gallaudet University that took place 25 years ago this month.
"Uprising" premieres Monday, March 4th @ 8PM ET/PT on ABC Family. Check out a few clips from the episode below! 20+ pics inside…
"Going Back" Clip
Inside "Uprising"
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I started Peppermint Magazine in 2008. With a background in graphic design, photography and fashion design combined with an obsessive interest in ethics, natural living and environmental awareness, I was driven to try and bridge the gap between sustainability and style. Peppermint is now the leading eco fashion and lifestyle magazine in Australia and beyond, showcasing sustainability, style and substance. I juggle a full life – one I am super grateful for – publishing a magazine alongside a team I love dearly while being a mama and wife, along with juggling various other balls (often in the air at once, sometimes rolling away in multiple directions) like calmerchameleon.com and freelance design and photography.
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Setting a New Research Agenda.
The establishment of a journalism safety research network
2017 Jackie Harrison
The 33 chapters in The Assault on Journalism represent a growing and diverse interest in the problems of journalism safety and the issue of impunity and were presented at an international conference run in connection with the annual World Press Freedom Day event in Helsinki in May 2016. Two CFOM members contributed both to the conference and to the book.
Jackie Harrison's chapter emphasises the importance of setting a new research agenda and developing greater collaboration through the newly launched Journalism Safety Research Network (JSRN) to produce and disseminate accurate research which can also be acted upon.
Measuring Journalism Safety. Methodological challenges
2017 Sara Torsner
Sara Torsner's chapter explores methodological challenges when it comes to measuring journalism safety and discusses the need for the development of comprehensive approaches to measuring journalistic risk and understanding the societal environments that produce threats against journalists.
Read the full book here.
If media freedom and media pluralism are fundamental values in the European union why doesn't the European union do anything to ensure their application?
2015, Stefanie Pukallus and Jackie Harrison
This chapter addresses the failings of the EU to protect media freedom in all member states. It concludes that the EU, in it's failing, tolerates impunity and thus allows it's member states, and prospective member states, not to make it a priority.
Media freedom is an important principle for the EU. It has widely been described by western political philosophers as one of the cornerstones of democracy and true universal suffrage. Yet, despite regular affirmation that media freedom is important, little is done to protect it.
Read more about the full book here
Comparative Perspectives on the Fundamental Freedom of Expression, Published by Wolters Kluwer Ltd, 2015, Hungary, pg 368-387
Electronic Press: "Press-like" or "television-like"?
2015, Irini Katsirea
A notable development of recent times has been the exponential increase of video content available on newspaper websites. The technological convergence between press and broadcasting throws into sharp relief the historically disparate regulation of the two sectors. As long as no political consensus on regulatory convergence can be reached, the question of how to distinguish between text-based and video-based media in the online domain will remain relevant. In recent times, this question has surfaced in the context of the classification of newspaper publishers' video sites as on-demand audiovisual media services (AVMS). This article examines the contrasting positions of the UK and Austrian regulatory authorities concerning the regulation of video material on the websites of print publications. The author argues that Ofcom's approach makes it hard to predict the mixture that would bring a hybrid service within the scope of regulation. By contrast, the Austrian approach offers a pragmatic solution to a problem that is only beginning to emerge.
Katsirea, I. 'Electronic Press: "Press-like" or "television-like"?' (2015) 23 (2) International Journal of Law and Information Technology 134-156.
Self-defence, protection of humanitarian values, and the doctrine of impartiality and neutrality in enforcement mandates
2015, Nicholas Tsagourias
This chapter examines the scope of the principles of consent, neutrality/impartiality, and minimum use of force as they apply to modern United Nations peacekeeping operations. It asks how the use of force can be used to protect humanitarian values assigned to peacekeeping operations, and how such use of force interacts with the principles of neutrality and impartiality. The chapter also discusses the implications of 'the responsibility to protect' and the 'protection of civilians' for the competence to use force. It concludes by identifying a number of difficulties encountered by peacekeeping missions in attaining humanitarian values.
Journalists Die: Who Cares?
2015, Stefanie Pukallus and Jackie Harrison
New research suggests readers are ready to hear more about the dangers faced by those who bring them the news.
How much do the general public want to know about the dangers faced by the people who bring them the news?
As part of a larger ongoing research project, which is concerned with the values and attitudes of news editors in the UK and across the world towards the safety of journalists and the problem of impunity, CFOM has begun to explore the attitudes of the public to see if there are notable differences between audiences and editors on these matters.
British Journalism Review March 2015 Vol. 26 no. 1 63-68
Research Handbook on International Law and Cyberspace
2015, Nicholas Tsagourias
This timely Research Handbook contains an analysis of various legal questions concerning cyberspace and cyber activities and provides a critical account of their effectiveness. Expert contributors examine the application of fundamental international law principles to cyberspace such as sovereignty, jurisdiction, state responsibility, individual criminal responsibility, and intellectual property rights. In addition to this, they explore the application of international law rules to cyber terrorism, cyber espionage, cyber crime, cyber attacks and cyber war and discuss the cyber security policies of international and regional institutions.
Tsagourias N. Research Handbook on International Law and Cyberspace, (with Dr Buchan), Elgar, 2015.
Journalists' Perceptions of Nomenklatura Networks and Media Ownership in Post-Communist Bulgaria
This article discusses the role of the former communist party elite (the nomenklatura) in the Bulgarian post-communist media landscape in relation to media ownership and the origin of media outlets' capital. The spotlight is on Bulgarian journalists' perceptions explored in semi-structured interviews with media professionals from the capital city, Sofia. The findings indicate that Bulgarian journalists are strongly interested in, and concerned with, the influence of members of the former nomenklatura and their informal networks on the Bulgarian media landscape and particularly on the way Bulgarian media in Bulgaria have been owned and financed since 1989.
Trifonova Price, Lada. 2015b. "Journalists' Perceptions of Nomenklatura Networks and Media Ownership in Post-Communist Bulgaria" Medijske Studije/Media Studies. Vol. 6 (11) 19-34
Secrets, Lies, and Journalist-Spies
The Contemporary Moral Dilemma for Bulgarian Media Professionals
The subject of this article is the issue of journalist-spies in the Bulgarian media before and after the fall of communism in 1989. The focus is on the perceptions of Bulgarian journalists on the role alleged secret service collaborators played, and continue to play, in the postcommunist society and media landscape. Role perceptions are explored through semi-structured interviews with practicing journalists from the capital city, Sofia. The findings suggest that Bulgarian journalists continue to be concerned with, and affected by, the influence of former communist spies on the Bulgarian media, a controversy that has largely been ignored by media scholars.
Trifonova Price, L. 2015a. "Secrets, Lies and Journalist-Spies – the contemporary moral dilemma for Bulgarian media professionals". International Journal of Press/Politics. SAGE Vol. 20 (2) 185-203.
Public Service Broadcasting in Greece: Back to the Future or Point of no Return?
2015, Irini Katsirea, and Petros Iosifidis
Traditional media, such as newspapers, magazines and the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ERT, the public service broadcaster, faced an unprecedented challenge as competition increased first from powerful (unregulated) commercial analogue broadcasters and then digital media. To address sharp decline in sales, the main publishers, helped by a weak regulatory regime, moved to electronic media, thereby raising levels of media market concentration. The interdependence between political and media elites and the strong clientelistic relations which characterize the Greek political system are identified as the main factors behind the ineffective and contradictory nature of broadcasting regulatory policies. The ongoing financial crisis and recession has affected the media sector as a whole and turned some media outlets financially unsustainable. However, the most dramatic development occurred in 2013 with the sudden closure of public service broadcaster (PSB) ERT.
Read it here
Katsirea, I. 'Public Service Broadcasting in Greece: Back to the Future or Point of no Return?' (together with P. Iosifidis) (2015) 10 (1) Global Media Journal 1-12.
Journalists in Danger
2014, Aamer Ahmed Khan, Joel Simon, Ricardo Gonzalez Bernal, Paul Steiger, and Nicholas Tsagourias.
A series of reports on the Symposium's themes for the BBC's College of Journalism and CFOM. The Journalists in danger series covers a range of modern Journalistic threats.
Journalists in danger:Threats, torture and censorship: by Aamer Ahmed Khan of BBC Global News
Journalists in danger: A roadmap for fighting impunity by Joel Simon
Journalists in danger: Action not outrage will end reporter death toll by Ricardo Gonzalez Bernal
Journalists in danger: Support press freedom groups or risk lives by Paul Steiger
Journalists in danger: How can international law help fight impunity? by Nicholas Tsagourias
Safety of journalists Guidebook (2nd edition)
The second edition of the Safety of journalists Guidebook chronicles events undertaken by international organizations, governments and nongovernmental organizations to create a safer environment for members of the media since the original Guidebook was published in 2011. Written by CFOM's International Director, William Horsley, the guidebook is available in English and in Russian here.
The Protection of media freedom in Europe: Background Report
2014, William Horsley
William Horsley, the international director of CFOM who is also the media freedom representative of the Association of European Journalists, presented his in-depth advisory Report on The protection The protection of media freedom in Europe to parliamentarians of the 47 Council of Europe States on 24 June 2014. The Report contains a detailed record of violent attacks and official harassment against journalists in Europe during the past two years. Among its key findings are the killings of 12 journalists in Russia and Ukraine, the targeted violence against members of the media in Ukraine before and after the Russian annexation of Crimea in March 2014, and patterns of widespread intimidation and harassment directed against journalists in Turkey and Azerbaijan. The Report was commissioned by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). It is the fourth of a series of expert reports produced by William Horsley for the Assembly since 2009.
AS/Cult (2014) 25 18 June 2014 Or. English COMMITTEE ON CULTURE, SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND MEDIA
Violence Against Journalists and Crimes Against Humanity
February 2014, Nicholas Tsagourias
Although acts of violence against journalists are widespread, a culture of impunity has been allowed to develop, due to institutional inability or unwillingness to prosecute those responsible for such acts. In order to counter this climate of impunity, the UN has launched its Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. The present report addresses the question of whether violence against journalists can be categorised as a crime against humanity. It concludes that murder, torture, rape or other sexual attacks, imprisonment, disappearances, persecution or other grave inhumane acts committed against journalists as part of a widespread or systematic attack against any civilian population, and committed with knowledge of, or in furtherance of, the attack, does indeed amount to a crime against humanity. Prosecution of the perpetrators can take place before national courts on the basis of the nationality or territoriality principle or before international courts (such as the International Criminal Court) if the referent jurisdictional criteria are fulfilled. However, there are many obstacles in exercising criminal jurisdiction, one of which is the institution of immunities attached to public officials who are often the main perpetrators of such crimes.
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Censorship By Bullet
2013 William Horsley and Jackie Harrison
It's time to confront the tide of violence used by governments against journalists, argue two fighters for media freedom.
Why has journalism become more dangerous? Because wars – especially now the civil war in Syria – account for as many as one third of all the cases of journalists being killed by acts of violence, after a period of some years when journalist fatalities in conflict had fallen. And the new surge in war-zone deaths comes on top of a sharp and continuing increase over the past decade in cases of deliberate, cold-blooded killings of journalists with the express purpose of preventing them from reporting on criminality, corruption or abuses of political power in various forms. Rodney Pinder, the Director of the International News Safety Institute put it like this: "As long as people can murder journalists and get away with it, it's the cheapest, easiest and risk-free form of censorship, and it's being used increasingly."
British Journalism Review Vol. 24, No. 1, 2013, pages 39-46
The Activities of Organisations in Europe Working for the Protection & Safety of Journalists and to Combat Impunity
2013, William Horsley
This Report for the Council of Europe maps the main activities of the other InterGovernmental Organisations with mandates to uphold and promote free expression and the safety of journalists in Europe and of many of the leading NGOs active in those fields; and indicates gaps and areas of concern where further efforts appear to be necessary.
The Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) as guardians of the European Convention on Human Rights have a central role in setting standards and acting as a watchdog to uphold Article 10 rights (freedom of expression and information) as well as other rights. Uniquely, the rulings of the Court uniquely have the force of law. The OSCE and the EU, as well as other institutions, use Council of Europe standards and regularly refer to the Council of Europe's work.
Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) 5 February 2013
Collective Security: Law, Theory and Practice
2013, Nicholas Tsagourias, and Nigel White
This analysis of collective security covers its institutional, operational and legal parameters along with the United Nations system, presenting it as a global public order institution for maintaining peace. The authors study its constitutional premises as they are shaped by the forces of law and politics. After an historical account of initiatives and projects for global peace, the authors explain the morphology of collective security as a global public order institution and outline its triggers, institutions, actors, components and tools. They go on to analyse its legal properties and the processes of political, legal and criminal accountability. The analysis and assessment are informed throughout by practice drawn from examples including Korea, Iraq and Libya, and by a wealth of cases from national and international jurisdictions.
Tsagourias N. Collective Security: Law, Theory and Practice, (with Professor Nigel White), Cambridge University Press, 2013.
The protection of journalists in Croatia: the EU talks a lot but acts too little.
September 2013, Stefanie Pukallus
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights enshrines the right to freedom of expression. The European Commission refers to this right a cornerstone of EU democracy. As such, so the European Commission claims, the protection of the right to freedom of expression is a condition any country applying for EU membership has to fulfill. The case of Croatia proves different. Croatian journalists often find themselves in situations of undue political pressures and confronted with various kinds of censorship. And yet, Croatia became the 28th EU member state on 1 July 2013. This paper shows that in reality, the EU does not push as hard for freedom of expression in acceding EU countries as it likes to claim.
Read it here
The media freedom papers, Centre for Freedom of the Media, The University of Sheffield
Freedom of expression and the media: the application of legal standards to journalistic practice
2012, Merris Amos, Jackie Harrison, and Lorna Woods
Freedom of expression-particularly freedom of speech-is, in most Western liberal democracies, a well accepted and long established, though contested, constitutional right or principle. Whilst based in ethical, rights-based, and political theories such as those of: justice, the good life, personal autonomy, self determination, and welfare, as well as arrangements over legitimate government, pluralism and it's limits, democracy and extent and role of the state, there is always a lack of agreement over what precisely freedom of expression entails and how it should be applied. For the purposes of this book we are concerned with freedom of expression and the media with regard to the current application of legal standards and self regulation to journalistic practice.
Amos, M., Harrison, J. and Woods, L (eds) (2012) Freedom of expression and the media: the application of legal standards to journalistic practice Nijhoff Law Specials Vol. 79 Leiden. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff pp256.
Commercial Influences on Programme Content: The German and UK Approaches to Transposing EU Rules on Product Placement
2012, Irini Katsirea
The Initiative on Impunity and the Rule of Law
Safety and Protection of Journalists: A Responsibility for the World
1 June 2011, Research and Recommendations from the Working Conference at City University, London.
A background document for the UN Inter-agency meeting on Safety of Journalists and the issue of Impunity at UNESCO HQ in Paris on September 13-14th 2011.
The Initiative is a Policy Research and Advocacy Project of the Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism (CLJJ) at City University London, and the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) at the University of Sheffield.
The Initiative on Impunity and the Rule of Law was set up in 2010 as a joint project of the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) at the University of Sheffield and the Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism (CLJJ) at City University, London. Its founding goal and continuing purpose is to develop legal and political remedies for violence against journalists and judicial impunity.
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Read more on the Initiative here
Published by CLJJ, City University London and CFOM, University of Sheffield 2011.
The three-step test. Three steps forwards or backwards for public service broadcasting in Germany?
2011, Irini Katsirea
Public service broadcasters across Europe are venturing into the digital world, launching niche TV channels, building extensive websites, developing commercial services, entering into partnerships with external actors, and exploring new ways to reach users, whether its through smart phone apps or screens in public spaces. Such endeavours intensify fundamental discussions about what we need public service media institutions for. These are complex discussions, building on history, encompassing new technology, and involving a range of strong stakeholders. Recently, the so-called public value test has emerged as the focal point for these discussions. As a detailed regulatory scheme to measure the public worth and possible market impact of planned publicly funded media services, the public value test is causing controversy across Europe. This collection of short essays from academics, regulators, public broadcasters and private media representatives, provides thought-provoking perspectives on the state of play of public value tests in a range of European states. In so doing, the book is a topical intervention in the ongoing debate about the future of our media systems.
Read it here
Katsirea, I. 'The three-step test. Three steps forwards or backwards for public service broadcasting in Germany?' in K. Donders and H. Moe (eds), Exporting the Public Value Test: Views from Academia and Practioners (Göteborg, Nordicom, 2011), 59-67.
European Social Purpose and Public Service Communication
2010, Jackie Harrison
This title combines theoretical and empirical perspectives to address three relevant issues that are making the European communicative landscape: the role of media and journalism in shaping the European debate, the function of Public Communication in promoting institutional activities and the implications of processes of inclusion to and exclusion from the Public Sphere. This volume offers a timely reflection on the communicative arenas which are structuring the discourse on Europe and its future and provides a map of existing communicative spaces, in order to achieve a better understanding of the development of a European Public Sphere and to identify critical issues. Situated in a timely debate and uniquely giving well-grounded empirical evidence, this book targets primarily post-graduate students and scholars in social sciences who are working on European Integration issues. At the same time, the book is relevant to those actors which are studied in the different pieces of research, in particular European institutions, media groups and NGOs.
Read it here
Harrison, J. (2010) 'European Social Purpose and Public Service Communication' in Bee, C. and Bozzini, E. (eds.) Mapping the European Public Sphere: institutions, media and civil society, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing pp99-116.
European Broadcasting Law and Policy
November 2007, Jackie Harrison and Lorna Woods
European broadcasting policy has attracted attention from many disciplines because it has dual nature: cultural and commercial. This book offers a detailed treatment of European broadcasting law, set against an overview of policy in this area. In this respect the authors identify tensions within the EU polity as regards the appropriate level, purpose and mechanism of broadcast regulation. Key influences are problems of competence, the impact of changing technology and the consequences of increasing commercialisation. Furthermore, the focus of the analysis is on the practical implications of the legal framework on viewers, and the authors distinguish both between citizen and consumer and between the passive and active viewer. The underlying question is the extent to which those most in need of protection by regulation, given the purpose of broadcasting, are adequately protected.
Harrison, J. and Woods, L. (2007) European Broadcasting Law and Policy Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


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Ron Paul, a 12-term congressman from Texas, is attracting an intense and dedicated cadre of voters in the 2012 primary election season. But, to date, at least, their numbers suggest he is not a viable presidential candidate. The lack of a large-enough following to get even the chance to face President Obama in November has prompted national pundits to speculate on other goals Paul may be pursuing, such as landing a speaking role at this year's Republican National Convention.
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What gives? Who are these people? Why are they so committed? What are they thinking?
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"I'd say there are similarities in Occupy to what I believe," says Normal Heights resident Mario Perea, who attended Occupy San Diego several times over the past year. "But spending time there also allowed me to understand people's fascination with socialism. The built-in hatred toward capitalism, I think, it comes up from our schools. And a lot of television makes it seem that capitalism is the problem."
Perea, 32, works for a granite company. "I put in countertops," he tells me. "That's what I do for money. For fun, I'm an artist and a researcher." His wife of a little more than a year is a nurse.
For a long time, Perea tells me, he felt alienated from politics. But instead of trying to find a way to participate, he took refuge in informal communities of graffiti artists. All along, however, he was reading a wide variety of political materials, including the works of Karl Marx and the Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara. When he soured on each of them, friends asked if he no longer cared about the social ills they protested. Of course he did, but why did Marx need to introduce a socialist state to run things? And "why," asks Perea, "did Che say that killing some people had to be part of the solution?"
So, Perea says he turned in another direction, eventually finding much in common with Tea Party partisans, especially their enthusiasm for capitalism. "Then, as we talked, they always came around to wanting to attack Iran, and that turns me off."
The agreement with the Tea Party had mainly to do with capitalism, although Perea says that unabashedly pursuing his self-interest used to make him uneasy. Then he read Ayn Rand's The Virtue of Selfishness. Finally, an ideal he felt could become the guiding light for his life emerged. In the writings of Ron Paul, he discovered "liberty."
Perea sat out the 2008 election, but this year he is working on his own as an informal volunteer for the Ron Paul campaign. "I go out to places like in front of the USS Midway Museum. I'll pass out flyers and brochures and just talk to people."
"The last book I read by Ron Paul was End the Fed," says Perea, "which gives reasons as to why the Federal Reserve is immoral." Perea had already been drawn to conspiracy theories of the 9/11 attacks, and after doing some research on his own, he admits that he leans toward some of the "conspiracy-orientated" interpretations of the Federal Reserve Board. "You know, people trying to run the world on the sly." But it was Paul, he says, who led him to believe that "central banking plays favoritism to certain groups of people and that it's an unconstitutional institution. Money is not something that the government should be controlling.
"I was at Occupy San Diego on the first day, and it was an amazing sight to see two or three thousand people marching to protest the federal government's bailouts of huge corporations and the cronyism that is going on. But I think they fall short, because it wasn't that they were against the bailouts. They just thought the money was going towards the wrong people. It was a surprise to me that the Federal Reserve wasn't being called out by name at the Occupy because that's why the Federal Reserve was put into place, as a bailout mechanism, as a lender of last resort. So it's been one of my goals while I'm at the Occupy to summon the central banks and expose them to folks and to also be a promoter of capitalism, because I believe that it's through capitalism that the individual is able to achieve."
These days, Perea has been focusing on another issue, the intrusion of government, in the name of national security, into the lives of citizens. "My feeling on government snooping," he says," is that it sets a dangerous precedent. We saw the Patriot Act, and now we see the National Defense Authorization Act. Once, they could snoop on you; now, they can swoop you up and hold you indefinitely. The government's solution is always more of what was wrong. And we see that in this particular situation, where the solution was the invasion of your privacy. 'Well,' they seem to say, 'our solution is now to pile on more.'"
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"If you're in the media," says Jaclyn Koehl (pronounced Kale), "and you want to blow the whistle on some bad government activity, [law enforcement] could tap and say, 'Hey, this is subversive to our national security,' and they could quiet down that reporter."
Koehl, 33, grew up in Indiana and currently lives in Santee. She says a good friend turned her on to Ron Paul close to six years ago. After that, she started reading Paul's writings and material about him by other writers. She also looked at a few videos. "With lots of lies coming at you from other politicians," she says, "it has been pretty easy to become a follower of Paul's presidential candidacy." Koehl thinks of him as having great integrity for relying on lots of small donations instead of money from huge special interests. She currently distributes Paul literature in her neighborhood and plans to walk precincts for him for the California primary election in June.
The simplistic views of Paul's followers are suitable (maybe) only for tiny populations. If only they lived in a country that had a population of just a few thousand! They aren't educatable, and don't care if you point out history and its lessons. Like the 1800s and early 1900s, when toxic, useless, or addictive "medicines" were advertised and sold freely, without regulation. And so what, they say, if it is well-known that raw milk can be lethal, and you won't know it until your child gets sick and dies. (Unless you have a home microscope, a culture lab, and an education in microbiology. That's the ticket! Oh wait, isn't that sort of what the FDA does for all of us?)
"But shouldn't there be regulation of unethical companies that might put dangerous products on the market?"
" 'I think that's a social function," says Koehl. 'I can read in the newspaper that XYZ Corporation is swindling folks.' "
But Ms. Koehl, what if the newspaper has a financial interest and doesn't want to print the story?
Silly people.
I really feel sorry for misinformed SHEEP like InOmbra. You have been trained like an animal that you need the Government to survive. But it is really the average American that bankrolls this empire, and it is the Government destroying it. Actually Ron Paul supporters are the most educated political followers in America. Read your post again and you will know what I am talking about. Very sad.....
InOmbra, yes in 1800s small operators swindled a lot of stupid Americans. I mean electrical therapy? We have them even now. Just watch late night infomercials! However, what has changed is bringing these charltans to justice is that it is easier to sue now, especially the class action suits which cost the plaintiffs nothing.
Governments don't make our food safer, the consumers that purchase good products, that band up to protest and sue companies that do harm to others and through technology and innovation, THAT is what has changed things from the 1800's to now.
Yes of course your right InOmbra...the F.D.A. has protected us so well because as we all know there are no longer any "toxic, useless, or addictive "medicines" being wrecklessly sold. Once again GOVERNMENT SAVES US FROM OURSELVES.. This must also be the reason why these REGULATED Medicines now KILL more people then car accidents...Better buckle up butter cup!!! http://news.yahoo.com/drug-overdoses-...">http://news.yahoo.com/drug-overdoses-...
"But Ms. Koehl, what if the newspaper has a financial interest and doesn't want to print the story?"
You've really gotten used to the status quo, haven´t you? With the consolidation of industries, mergers, and buyouts. If we have a freer market with easier entry, we could have something they used to have way back in the day... more than ONE source of news!
YES RAW MILK IS DEADLY!!! Just like that damn Kambucha!! Everything must be pasturized, irradiated, genetically modified, frozen, blendend, reconstitued, consumed first by a liscened mechanically seperated cow and then remilked under labaratory condtions!! I mean this is for your OWN GOOD...you people are too stupid to make your own decisions...this video should be standard operating procedure for closing down raw milk suppliers... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5zPhh...">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5zPhh...
who are YOU to tell me what I can or can not put in my body?
If you get sick, we all pay for it.
Although regarding raw milk, I agree that the rule disallowing interstate transport is just protectionism for the industrial dairy industry.
InOmbra, I'm quite aware that swindlers have existed throughout the ages. That's one reason I question everything.
Let's question the FDA a bit: Did you know that a very significant portion of the FDA's budget comes from user fees that the drug companies pay? Yes. The FDA works as much, if not more, for the drug companies as it does the consumer. Sixty-five percent of the cost of approving a new drug comes directly from the pharmaceutical company. Now get this - pharmaceutical companies actually LOBBIED to get the bill passed that instated the fees. Maybe they liked the idea of the FDA cashing their checks.
Watch Burzynski The Movie. The FDA requires people to buy and ingest toxic chemotherapy medication they don't want before they are allowed to buy a cancer treatment they do want. Do you condone this?
Or how about this story where a NJ Congressmen pushed the FDA to approve a faulty medical device. (http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2009/0...">http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2009/0...).
In addition to the death stats posted, you may want to consider all the FDA approved drugs that people suffer injuries from. Just look up "drug injury" and you will find plenty of information about FDA approved prescription drugs that have harmed people. Are you feeling safe yet?
Luckily there is still freedom of speech so that I have access to all this information. Unfortunately, we don't have any choice whether our money goes to the FDA or not. Taxes are not optional. If you could choose where you put your money would you choose an organization with a track record like the FDA?
Now let's tackle your assertion that I am not able to decide on my own whether raw milk was a good choice for my family. After being introduced to the potential health benefits, I talked to our pediatrician, other parents and families that consume raw milk, I found re-sellers of milk and talked to their dairy managers (one goes to the dairy to inspect every year and feeds the milk to his kids), I investigated the dairies and got copies of the independent inspections (If you don't know how to use a microscope there are folks for hire that can), I looked for past news stories about the dairy, and I called the dairy itself. The dairy provides tours to interested consumers. I looked into the history behind pasteurizing milk. Through my conversations I learned how to evaluate milk NOT to buy. After weighing this information, the potential health benefits, and of course the potential risks, I made a decision for us that I am willing to take full responsibility for. Prior to this I had made a mistake in giving my daughter soy milk. It made her sick, and I wish I hadn't given it to her, but I don't think others should be prohibited from drinking soy milk. I like having the freedom to make my own decisions and I respect the right of others to choose for themselves too.
Ms Koehl, I just wish you'd put your marvelous energy into something real.
In Michigan, Democracy is being totally and flagrantly destroyed. Check it out. Michigan needs people like you to protest.
Or learn what you can about ALEC, and how it is a model for bad government in your state and how it is destroying America. The lobby mill, you know?
Or, if you want, just pay close attention to the destruction of Democracy right here in San Diego, by paying attention to what is going on in the Council committees and in the City Attorney's office.
.The FDA is not your enemy. It isn't imperfect. But please. Stop. Instead, work to make it better.
She is working for something better. Freedom is always better. How she chooses to strive for freedom, whether it is in her own community or abroad is HER choice. Perhaps if you stopped dictating what other people should do then we could all come together.
OK, so I personally wouldn't go as far as Paul in terms of removing regulatory agencies and social programs. We do need some things regulated and I do think a lot of people need some assistance from the government at some point.
But Paul is the only major candidate who is serious about responsible spending, respecting individual liberty, and compliance with the U.S. Constitution.
With any of the other candidates from either major party I can be sure to see a continued erosion in personal liberties (more invasive TSA, etc), unjustified and unnecessary wars, continued transfer of wealth from main street to wealthy Wall Street firms, escalation of debt and series of financial bubbles.
But Paul is the only major candidate who is serious about responsible spending, respecting individual liberty, and compliance with the U.S. Constitution.
You beat me to it,RP isteh ONLY one witha PLAN to actually cut the deficit.
those social programs directly contribute to the high prices that force people to rely on them. And secondly, Ron Paul's plan is for a TRANSITION for the states to adopt those programs if they choose, and NOT for a prohibition of them in anyway.
There are over 400 soldiers committing suicide every year because of the policies of these presidents and none of the candidates accept Ron Paul will really address this problem.
MIKE BENOIT 2012!!!! The r3VOLution is HERE!!!!
THANK YOU for such a great and honest article. It is always refreshing and provides hope to hear other well educated citizens being awake and informing others.
The revolution is strong with this one.
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Very good writing. Dramatic. Very fair and balanced. One of the most positive pieces of coverage on Ron Paul I have seen. But then, SDReader must not be part of MSM. Go SDReader!!! We need an article like this every week to wake the masses up. Thank you.
InOmbra describes "Paul Followers" as being simplistic and not educatable, when Paul's demographic is the exact opposite with by far the most educated and logical followers of any candidate. Lets take a look at the facts about the alternatives to Paul and let's use the most important piece of congressional legislation, since the passing of the constitution, The NDAA, as our frame of reference. InOmbra please excuse my simplistic choice for an apotheosis of comparatives, but since the NDAA completely renders our constitution irrelevant, it is as important as the constitution. The NDAA authorizes the government to hold any American or person indefinitely, torture them and/or kill them, without ever bringing charges against them. If the government can hold indefinitely or kill me without charging or having due process, my rights are gone and som is the constitution that provided those rights. Analysis:
Obama: Supports indefinite holding of Americans, whether innocent or not, and supports their torture and/or murder as provided under the NDAA. Obama signed the NDAA legislation into law and his Attorney General announced at a speech two weeks ago at the Northwestern University Law School that President Obama intends to investigate U.S. citizens from the executive branch and to adjudicate them (try and sentence them) as president. Obama also put together the bank bailout and stimulus package that ended up spending some $3 Trillion to bailout $800 Billion, and then outspent all previous presidents combined taking the cost of government from $3.3 Billion per day in 2008 to $10.4 Billion per day in 2012, so that our debt is over $14.3 Trillion. Obama quadrupled Bush's last budget in his first year. Since a 100 percent tax on every American could not even pay the interest on our debt, Obama has directed the Fed to print $75 Billion in new money before July to keep things going long enough for him to get re-elected and then huge inflation will occur. The dollar lost over 33 percent of its value under Obama. Another 4 years of similar fiscal policies will yield similar results, which would mean a total and complete collapse of the dollar.
Santorum: Supports indefinite holding of Americans, whether innocent or not, and supports their torture and/or murder as provided under the NDAA. Ironically Santorum claims to be a Christian Candidate that holds the sanctity of human life above all other values, including the rights of unborn children, but he apparently believes in the torture and murder of grown-ups as provided in the NDAA, which he enthusiastically supports.
O. Shostakovich PhD MS MA
To InOmbra
Romney: Romney enthusiastically supports the NDAA and believes that the torture, indefinite holding of American citizens without any charges or due process, and/or the use of torture and murder are justified and that the constitutional rights of Americans are not important. Romney states that he is for a small government and wants to reduce spending, but Romney supports the expansion of the Domestic Drone Program to be used in America to monitor the daily habits of all Americans at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollar a year, with this huge Gestapo-esque bureaucracy.
Gingrich: Gingrich is the most confused of all. When asked during the debates if he supported the NDAA, Newt replied, "We should use and support the NDAA to do everything possible to defend our Freedom and Constitution." Wait if the NDAA strikes down the constitutional rights of all Americans and takes away their FREEDOM, by allowing them to be held without charges, tortured and killed, exactly what is NEWT defending!
Ron Paul: The press has been painting Paul as crazy, but he is the only candidate running for president that believes that innocent people should not be held indefinitely, tortured and killed. He is the only candidate recognizing that having $100 Trillion in unfunded Social Security and Medicare, $14.3 Trillion in Debt and a $1.3 Trillion deficit, is ridiculous and calls for immediate action, whereas the other candidates call for action over the next 30 years, or in Obama's case, doesn't want to lower spending at all ever.
InOmbra, currently we have a "Socialistic Government For The Rich," that taxes the middle class and working poor, so that the rich corporations can funnel the money through large governmental bureaucracies to themselves. In is a simple bait and switch, where taxes are routinely levied to benefit education, healthcare and police/fire services, but the money is then used by and paid to large corporate special interests.
InOmbra perhaps you have a more advanced, complicated and sophisticated way to make $100 Trillion in unfunded Social Security and Medicare go away, which dovetails with spending at the highest spending rates and percentage increase rates in history. Since you think Paul supporters are all not educatable, you can dummy down your answer to my level. I have doctorates in both Statistics and Finance, and masters in Music and Chemistry. I support Ron Paul, because he believes and votes for freedom and opposes torture, murder and the gutting of human rights for Americans. What is subtle escapes you, but what is profound and determinative has gone completely over your arrogant head.
O. Shostakovich PhD MS MA
Shostakovich pretty much came through on that last comment!!!! Not sure if there will be any rebuttals....but I will stay tuned.
The problem with Libertarianism is "Whose is the Libertarianism is the best?" Opposition to intellectual property laws, legalizing prostitution and illegal drugs, getting rid of corporate welfare, for example, are Libertarian positions I can get behind.
Many Libertarians demonstrate an incredible naivete regarding the so-called "free market," however. No market, literal or figurative, can exist without the government, yet many Libertarians and other "free marketeers" seem to think that the free market is some universal force which exists outside of society, like gravity or the speed of light.
And as for "sheep," in my experience, the person who calls another a sheep is most likely the sheep him- or herself, because projection is a wonderful thing.
"But shouldn't there be regulation of unethical companies that might put dangerous products on the market? 'I think that's a social function,' says Koehl."
Here's that naivete in action. Is she really saying it's better to wait until something bad happens and then we shame the company?


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Prepare rice according to package directions. Stir in vinegar and salt; cool.
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