With the CLICO fiasco now firmly in the public spotlight, the issue of blogging has become very popular and controversial. By now most persons are aware of the two flawed entries that Living Guyana posted on their blog which subsequently led to public condemnation and accusations of mischief leveled against them. While we do not condone the manner in which the report was published nor condemn the accusations leveled against them, a valued question must be asked.
Was Living Guyana targeted because of their anti-government stance? Our reason for asking that is quite simple (we're a bunch of simpletons over here at Bitch Please), Living Guyana AND Evening News carried this report, BOTH of them subsequently admitted an inaccurate report, apologized and withdrew the comments but yet ONLY Living Guyana has been singled out for criticisms and accusations and sanctions. Why was the Evening News let off so lightly, especially considering that some might say that the news broadcast would reach a wider audience than the blog in question? Who disagrees?
Opinions over here are varied but the general consensus is that the GBTI fiasco finally gave the government, Jagdeo in particular something solid to go after Living Guyana for and they made the most of that opportunity. Sad, not surprising, but true...
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