Nov. 29 - From the

Nov. 29 - From the Daily Telegraph (UK), it seems the German press is growing a pair:

Germany's normally tame national newspapers mounted a co-ordinated attack yesterday on the growing practice of politicians and industry chiefs to alter or veto interviews they have given.

They denounced the habit as "control mania" verging on censorship.

Nine newspapers, including Frankfurter Allgemeine, Sueddeutsche, and Financial Times Deutschland, printed critical articles on the "authorisation" system. They said that while it had long been accepted and even welcomed by the media, it was being abused.

Sheesh, the White House website publication of President Bush's speeches include his verbal goofs rather than clean up any bloopers which is why it's credible.

A small Left-wing paper, tageszeitung, filled its front page with the text of an interview with Olaf Scholz, the Social Democrat Party's general secretary, with his answers blacked out.

It explained that Mr Scholz had refused to authorise it after his representatives demanded changes to what he had said and even to the questions asked.

Another fine example of how Europeans are more enlightened than us rubes.

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