Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 16, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday. 16, 1969 by David Belnap Rio de Janeiro Spe revolutionary government has converted the n a t i o n s newspapers into unwilling instruments of its Domestic foreign policies. By dictating the tone of what newspapers May pub Lish and virtually outlawing criticism the military hacked of president Arthur a Costa e Silva is trying to harness the press to the Aims of the regime. A series of Laws decrees forms the Backbone of the government s restrictive press policy. These Are supplemented from time to time by regulations that the government politely palls recommendations to pub Brazil trying to harness press to regime the restrictions also apply Security Laws. All violations the handling of straight the restrictions also apply to radio and television broadcasters. Brazil s publishers fought unsuccessfully against a Law regulating the press that was enacted in february 9h7. Thereafter. Newspapermen hoped their Liberty of action would be preserved by the nation s Constitution which Guaran tees press Freedom and by Brazil s supreme court once not ahoy Independent. However so called institutions acts thai provide the Legai foundation for the revolutionary government supersede the Constitution in areas where the two Are in conflict. Moreover the main Bur Den of restrictions i imposed on the press under what Are known As National Security Laws. All violations of National Security Laws Are tried in military courts Over which the supreme court has no jurisdiction. But even so newspapers and broadcasters operated with most of their freedoms intact until or. A Costa e Silva assumed dictatorial Powers last dec. 13. Since then All Media have had Tai operate under close government surveillance and guidance. Direct censorship in effect briefly Afler dec. 13, is no on2er practice. But publishers Are subject to a murky concept obliging editors themselves to decide what they can and cannot to without offending the government and risk sanctions for wrong guesses. The handling of straight news stories in the general columns of newspapers is More Likely to attract sanctions than criticisms of the government appearing on editorial pages. Strictly interpreted the latest amendment to the National Security Laws make it a crime for a newspaper to commit a factual error. Whether inadvertently or by omission. Punishment is closure of rhe publication. Xone has been shut Down yet but the threat hangs Over the head of every publisher. The scope of the Laws extends into nearly every area of new coverage. The latest list of recommendations to publishers touches subjects ranging from poli tics to religion and encompasses economic social and family matters and news of common crimes. Publishers Are asked to about student or worker agitation or occurring within Brazil to give no prominence to news of such occurrences in other coun tries. Political activities of the Catholic Church Are on the proscribed list. Publishers Are enjoined to print no headlines or photo graphs that might awaken or work against rhe morality of the news and photographs of Anil american demonstrations Here or abroad were banned during new York gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller s recent fact finding authorities say their recommendations to pub Lishers Are nothing More than suggestions that news papers can act upon As they choose. Yet publishers who ignore them receive warn Ings and risk being charged if they persist in ignoring them. Incidents of arrests or sanctions of newspapermen have recently averaged about two a month Many of them in the Interior of the country where military commanders react harshly to the slightest criticism. Authorities defend controls a essential in a country where a segment of the press has traditionally been Ultra sensationalist frequently using the big lie technique to attack its enemies or even to practice blackmail. Brazil s principal publish ers concede that part of the press is indeed irresponsible. What is needed according to one. Is a Good libel Law not a Law whose ultimate effect is to gag the whole presented to museum Sadat John. . Up a Silver Mug Marie by Samuel Bun of Boston Between 1724 and 17s4 has been presented to the new Brunswick museum Here of St. Andrews. . Mr., v Low Mug was Given to one of her ancestors As n wed Ding present. The family traces Back to Edward Winslow. Who came to America on the Mayflower and who served three terms As governor of the Colony of Plymouth. 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