The Euphoria Of The Media

What is this? Whaaaat? Not I says the media!! Right or wrong? You the readers, tonight you form a jury. This blog occurs so co-incidentally with the changing of "PNM Abroad" on Facebook to "Speak Out Trinidad & Tobago" that it must have been some divine revelation, yes?   Let your voices be heard ! WHY? WHY? WHY? Well, the recent outbursts from Minister Anil about Anika Gumbs-Sandiford's article about the need to investigate if she drives a Honda car, lives in the East, travels to Miami to buy shoes, did take many by surprise. This was backed by the Prime Minister's revelations that there are rogue elements in the media.   Ask if there are any truths to the statements and the voices of MATT seemingly blend in a silent chorus. One editor opted to remain silent and speak only through the company's lawyers and this may be due process.  Still, should we not speak out Trinidad & Tobago?  Is it that the theory of games in the prisoner's dilemma, has superseded MATT's position of an attack on press freedom? Is it that journalists now view attack as a norm? Silence means consent, an act of co-operation, so that in so doing, journalists are perhaps subscribing to the the gains from cheating today that must outweigh the credible promises minus the credible threats of tomorrow. While I am not fully aware of the current wages of journalists by industry standards, the threat of defamation is so surreal. The T&T constitution is in a state of reform or amendment as they say, whereas in the US constitution through a Bill Of Rights, Shield Law exists, to protect journalists from revealing sources of information or disclosing personal information.  Our sovereignty is volatile, isn't it?