The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Wednesday November 2nd, 2022 – International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
Ending impunity for crimes against journalists is one of the most pressing issues to guarantee freedom of expression and access to information for all citizens. Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to the public. In nine out of ten cases the killers go unpunished, according to the UNESCO observatory of killed journalists. Impunity leads to more killings and is often a symptom of worsening conflict and the breakdown of law and judicial systems.
The clear and present danger ofmodelling on public policy by Murray Hunter
Public policy is the framework upon which government decisions are based upon. Good public policy should result in good governance, while poor public policy can be a disaster for a nation.
We assume public policy comes from the political parties we elect as governments, and their respective administrations. However, the bulk of public policy comes from an unelected, faceless, and largely unaccountable public service, which creates policy papers, which on the whole are rubberstamped by executive government. Most public policy will bypass any cabinet consideration and be approved at ministry level. It will then be operated through administrative law.
The influence of modelling upon public policy
Many government decisions are based upon some form of research undertaken by the public service, or contracted private organizations on their behalf. Within the gamut of research is the sub-discipline of modelling and forecasting.
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The Passage Of Time #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
“I tasted your lips,
I broke your heart,
I live on the memories
Of you and I,
Of our yesterdays“
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Ghostin’ #49 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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