Freedom of Speech (Free Press Right) vs Controlling Media’s Abuse of Power.

Recently, I mentioned Media Reform can be done with e.g. A Rating System, like health dept rating on restaurants.

However, we may need to find a way to reinforce the rating, in case Media continue to abuse their power, while guaranteeing their constitutional free press right.

At the same time, we may need to find a way to minimize government’s involvement (or conflict of interest), but help them on their matters.

So, I came up with a bit more detailed idea, (which, of course, can be further modified, if necessary).

Among other things; (this may only apply to Media in Hawaii.)

1. A third independent, non profit agency, like “Aloha Dept”, will determine the Media’s rating (each news organization, each journalist, and each news article, separately), like moody’s rating on business, (as I already explained before).

2. Government may issue a license to anyone who wants to be a media or a journalist, by just having their causes registered, without any restriction. (This will ensure fairness and equal rights opportunities.)

3. The license may have to be obtained. (E.g., Licenses may need to be issued to current media and journalists.)

4. Legislature implement a good media law, accordingly.

5. Government ensure and enforce media’s compliance. (Repeated bad ratings may lead to limit or even remove of their privileges.)

6. If and when Media (news organizations) need government subsidies, then allocate the money, e.g. by their popularity or market share, which may also need to be discussed more, (e.g., by legislature).

Aloha.

Note: Media’s role in social environment may be as important as protecting natural environment.
In fact, Media’s abuse of power may and can be as bad as global warming.
Please, remember our over-indulgence in protecting natural environment, sometimes, (as compared to our social environment), might have been partly (if not, much) due to media’s repeated control of our minds.