Georgia has an active opposition television station, owned by Mr. Patarkatsishvili, and has passed laws ensuring a free press — elements of civil society not evident in many other post-Soviet states.
"It is also an attack on freedom of speech and the press, core elements of our free democratic culture.
The behind-the-scenes messages he and other officials are getting from Russia and China over Iran's nuclear ambitions may determine whether the nuclear diplomacy can succeed.Both countries have been reluctant to press the other element of the agreed package: economic, financial and political sanctions.
Then Trump spent Sunday morning tweeting aspersions about the press, critiquing various elements of coverage and largely ignoring his opponent, despite recent, damaging reports about her relationship with donors and her record as a senator.
It would be a worrying sign if the architect of our new system of press regulation were to dismiss evidence of a possible breach of professional standards in a public inquiry merely as muckraking by certain elements of the press and unworthy of proper consideration.
Commentators have asserted that these controversies have been exaggerated or distorted by some elements of the press as part of a more general campaign against political correctness.
The first of Danny Shaw's two Radio 4 programmes about Sir Ian Blair underlined why the former Commissioner's ideas and reforms inspired such hatred in the seething class press and elements of the MPS.
The report on the neighbourhood nurseries initiative has provoked a surprising degree of hysteria, with some elements of the press painting a picture of a generation of feral, foot-stamping toddlers emerging from the nation's childcare settings.
With Rangers newco involved in discussions to decide what sanctions, if any, are levied against the club, Mather is keen to build a positive relationship with fans and press forward with the football element of the club - even going as far as meeting a group of fans in a local Govan pub to discuss the way forward.
The actress also outlined her experiences of sexism, including being "sexualised by certain elements of the press" at the age of 14.
