As much as there's misrepresentation of Muslims and Arabs in the western media, there's also a high degree of ignorance about Christianity and Judaism. We're doing the same mistakes. |
The press should be acting responsibly for whatever issues they present including cultural issues. They have to develop good judgment because it will create a lot of problems since the world is getting closer everyday and the global village effects are starting to surface. It may be time to come up with a global code of ethics. |
There are always some legal systems that are developed, some that are not developed. Some are tied with the press, some are not. Some regimes have control, some don't. Different people live in different frame of references. When you are freeing these authoritarian press systems and trying to educate the libertarian press systems about the sensitivities of other cultures, you are bound to run into problems. |