Comments on: Kuwait tops Arab countries in the 2008 Press Freedom Index

By: Gaydoun

Gaydoun — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:13:37 +0000

Good for Kuwait! Unfortunately, press freedom and this sense of a liberated media space does not reflect or translate into equal and/or greater freedom of expression through art, music, theatre, cinema and literature. Change will come(for the better) but at a much slower pace I think than in the Emirates or Oman. On a side note, I feel strongly Kuwait is better off looking to Oman rather than the Emirates for lessons in nation building.

By: radiant guy

radiant guy — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:04:32 +0000

It’s always bought when you don’t like the results.

By: stan

stan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:28:58 +0000

it is called auto-censorship!! Do you seriously think you can publish anything you want in the press… What a joke.

By: Yuss

Yuss — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:03:04 +0000

If that was the case, I bet the newspapers was floppy (and small) to begin with. After all, who cares about reviews in newspapers. I mean it’s very dependent on taste, out of the humongous spectrum of taste that’s out there.

By: Projectile Mayhem

Projectile Mayhem — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:51:03 +0000

I dont know much about that… when I was a journalist for (censored) newspaper, I wrote a bad review for a bad restaurant called (censored) and the owner of which called in and demanded we print an apology otherwise he would sue me for damages. The newspaper said they couldn’t do anything about it, and that freedom of press doesn’t hold strong in court here… and that I would probably lose the case… I didn’t write an apology, but I quit that job…
I hope this ranking is true and that freedom of press is a bit stronger now…

By: Yuss

Yuss — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:50:10 +0000

I think Kuwait has always been on the forefront when it comes to the freedom of the press. It’s not out of the blue news. Standing alone, it’s something to be grateful for… regardless of whatever people want to dish out as side complaints.
And as Mark said, when Kuwait wins it’s always more impressive. Couldn’t be any true-er. :)

By: Mek

Mek — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:23:46 +0000

BOO-YA! IN YOUR FACE REST OF THE GCC, IN YOUR FUCKING UNPHOTOGENIC FACES.

By: Komsomol

Komsomol — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:10:03 +0000

Zaydoun:

While this is nice it gives no indication of the actual quality of the journalism provided. Does Kuwait journalism break new stories for the betterment of the population as a whole?

Not quite.

By: zaydoun

zaydoun — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:25:23 +0000

aziz… that was lame

Actually it’s always been one of the things that set us apart from the rest of the Arab world and especially the GCC… but then I wonder if the free press is simply a channel for us to vent our many frustrations. Because in the end, we criticize freely, safe in the knowledge that we won’t get arrested…. but does anyone up there listen or change?

By: aziz

aziz — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:35:50 +0000

I wonder how much they paid them just to be on top… lol.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:07:51 +0000

Get me back to Kuwait and then go for it ;P

By: suspic

suspic — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:58:03 +0000

Would you like to be the frist? :D

I keed, I keed.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:25:27 +0000

Its because no one gets blown up in Kuwait. lol.

By: salem

salem — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:54:26 +0000

well God Lord, finaly there’s somthin positive in the middle of these financial crises :p

By: Bu Yousef

Bu Yousef — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:32:40 +0000

I hope this blessing continues. We are very lucky.