{"id":444797,"date":"2017-11-02T22:22:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T22:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=444797"},"modified":"2017-11-02T22:30:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T22:30:40","slug":"us-ambassador-moldova-empowered-media-isnt-always-pleasant-us-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/us-ambassador-moldova-empowered-media-isnt-always-pleasant-us-government\/","title":{"rendered":"US Ambassador in Moldova: An empowered media isn\u2019t always pleasant for those of us in the government"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>The United States Ambassador to Moldova, H.E. James D. Pettit, delivered a strong speech in defense of the press on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Pettit underlined that a free and independent media is the cornerstone of democracy. The American diplomat confessed that he is often asked difficult questions, but recognizes the strong media makes his work better:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But through it all, a strong media makes us better.\u00a0 It forces us to look at our policies and ask:\u00a0 Does this make sense?\u00a0 Does it actually accomplish what we are trying to do?\u00a0 Does it support the core democratic values we hold dear?\u00a0 A free and independent media is the whetstone against which the sword of truth and justice is sharpened.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>His Excellency did not forget to stress out that the United States of America monitors the cases of harassment of journalists in Moldova and the US will continue to defend Moldovan media:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We are troubled when we receive reports, as we have this year in Moldova, of alleged harassment of journalists.\u00a0 We monitor these reports closely and urge the government of Moldova to respond swiftly to all such cases.\u00a0 It\u2019s what all legitimate governments must do.\u00a0 The United States will continue to do everything in our power to ensure the democratic principles of a free and open media are protected in the Republic of Moldova.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s25u3DmuO2g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Read the full speech <a href=\"https:\/\/md.usembassy.gov\/international-day-end-impunity-crimes-journalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>The United States Ambassador to Moldova, H.E. James D. Pettit, delivered a strong speech in defense of the press on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Ambassador Pettit underlined that a free and independent media is the cornerstone of democracy. The American diplomat confessed that he is often [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":442469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-444797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-en","category-society","tag-important","post_format-post-format-video"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>The United States Ambassador to Moldova, H.E. James D. Pettit, delivered a strong speech in defense of the press on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Pettit underlined that a free and independent media is the cornerstone of democracy. The American diplomat confessed that he is often asked difficult questions, but recognizes the strong media makes his work better:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But through it all, a strong media makes us better.\u00a0 It forces us to look at our policies and ask:\u00a0 Does this make sense?\u00a0 Does it actually accomplish what we are trying to do?\u00a0 Does it support the core democratic values we hold dear?\u00a0 A free and independent media is the whetstone against which the sword of truth and justice is sharpened.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>His Excellency did not forget to stress out that the United States of America monitors the cases of harassment of journalists in Moldova and the US will continue to defend Moldovan media:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We are troubled when we receive reports, as we have this year in Moldova, of alleged harassment of journalists.\u00a0 We monitor these reports closely and urge the government of Moldova to respond swiftly to all such cases.\u00a0 It\u2019s what all legitimate governments must do.\u00a0 The United States will continue to do everything in our power to ensure the democratic principles of a free and open media are protected in the Republic of Moldova.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s25u3DmuO2g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Read the full speech <a href=\"https:\/\/md.usembassy.gov\/international-day-end-impunity-crimes-journalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><div  class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/us-ambassador-moldova-empowered-media-isnt-always-pleasant-us-government\/' data-heateor-sss-no-counts=\"1\"><div class='heateor_sss_sharing_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\" ><\/div><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" 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