“at the service of special interests,” explaining that journalism is “a true vocation."

Dear Pepe-- Thank you so much for your praising of journalism. It is, in fact, "a true vocation," as you put it. But, although you're concern and respect for journalism is indeed commendable, your "help" is not necessary. Journalism is journalism, and lives and breathes on its own free and clear of government intervention. Otherwise, it's propaganda. A "true vocation" survives on the notion that it is pure, unencumbered and unbiased. Your proposed measures, would place constraints on journalists and the successful practice of a "true vocation." Your "altruistic" motives, would they have anything to do with journalists in Honduras reporting exploding crime rates (which your embassy in Washington is debunking via Op-eds (read: propoganda/opinion, not journalism) pieces written in the Wall Street Journal?)? Or, is it something to do with what one US embassy official said to me when I was in Honduras conducting research, (paraphrasing) "the number of journalists killed isn't all that high, some of them were bloggers."? Your motives are transparent Pepe, any journalist can see that.

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