Jeremiah Cornelius's Journal: World Press Freedom Day: "Kafka Couldn't Make This Up"

"Do as I Say, Not as I Do Dept."
After announcing sponsorship of World Press Freedom Day 2011 by the U.S. Department of State, virtually the entire Internet erupted into paroxysms of incredulous laughter. In the wake of State Dept. reaction to the Wikileaks "cablegate" revelations, this press release was compared to an article that might appear in "The Onion". Investigative reporter, Okke Ornstein noticed that entire discussion threads were being deleted from the Facebook page for the organization, which touts "press freedom" and began to engage WPFD organisers in an attempted online dialogue. As Ornstein comments: "A press freedom club that deletes comments from its Facebook page, won't answer a simple question and then cackles that they are "glad" to see social media being used for debate? Kafka couldn't make this %$!? up. (WPFD is) a funding sponge run by impostors, influence peddlers and others who prefer being an "insider" over press freedom and honesty."