Runnymede supports free speech while demanding media rules of engagement

Evidence

The Commission acknowledges and indeed emphasises that freedom of speech and expression is an essential component of democracy. There need, however, to be certain rules of engagement such that media coverage overall is less distorted and negative. — Runnymede Trust, Islamophobia, 27 (#expands, via linked claim)

The real value of free speech, in other words, is not to those who possess power, but to those who want to challenge them. And the real value of censorship is to those who do not wish their authority to be challenged. Once we give up on the right to offend in the name of ‘tolerance’ or ‘respect’, we constrain our ability to challenge those in power, and therefore to challenge injustice. — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 656 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Runnymede balanced free speech with rules against distorted media coverage of Muslims — Runnymede Trust, Islamophobia: A Challenge for Us All, 27; Free speech serves the powerless while censorship protects the powerful — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 656

Related

• Runnymede balanced free speech with rules against distorted media coverage of Muslims (similarity 0.91)
• Free speech serves the powerless while censorship protects the powerful (similarity 0.86)

Broader Connections

• Runnymede balanced free speech with rules against distorted media coverage of Muslims #expands (0.92) — Runnymede Trust, Islamophobia, 27
• Free speech serves the powerless while censorship protects the powerful #contradicts (0.75) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 656