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- 111: Compare And Contrast The Way T
- ... vetted. In the end the MoD accredited less than thirty correspondents, which is a minuscule number when compared to the number that were present in the Gulf War. All the correspondents had to agree to censorship by the MoD at source (2). This censorship was made even more painful when the correspondents learned that no such censure would apply to stories written in Britain (3). This served to heighten tensions between the media and the military and showed that ... able to review all reports written and footage filmed by accredited correspondents in theatre prior to publication or transmission. This was it is claimed due to security reasons but in effect the military was exercising censorship similar to that exercised by the British in the Falklands. This effectively led to a block of all critical commentary coming from the Persian Gulf. The reason given for this censorship was that there ...
- 112: The First Amendment
- ... fall into these categories? None other than the United States Government. They have given you the right to say what you want, but only if you do it in a way that they seem fit. Censorship is not new to society. In fact, it has been around since time began. In ancient time, the government ruled what the public could and could not have privy to. And even in the twentieth ... 10). The response to censor music has taken a hard line straight to the artists themselves. Most hard hit, has been the rap artists. It seems that this groups is the most commonly affected in censorship. A lot of the record companies are asking the performers to have two different versions of their songs. One that can be played on the radio, and one for the album. Sometimes this works, and ... the uncut version is available, it doesn’t bother me. But if they say it has to be clean, and you cannot have the uncut version, that’s when I get scared. That’s blatant censorship." The main point here is, that the buying public want to hear the original versions of the songs. Not some fluffy packed song that the corporate factions say is okay. One recording label tries ...
- 113: Machiavellianism
- ... he would increase his domain, but it would be better for his popularity if the citizens loved him rather than hated him for doing it. I see the same things happening today with gun control, censorship and all the other so-called security the government has imposed upon us. These are not isolated incidents. This censorship has occurred throughout history, whether it was censorship of religion, freedom, books or individuality and self expression. The first and most obvious is the case of Jesus and how he was oppressed and persecuted because he expressed his beliefs which didn’t ...
- 114: What To Do?: Terrorism and the Media
- ... to explain their political and social significance [their goals and motives], terrorism would cease to exist" (Nacos 48). With all the interaction between the media and terrorism an option being considered by many governments is censorship of media's coverage of terrorist events. During many terrorist incidents the police do not want all the information that they have gathered to be released, for fear of the publics safety, and the security ... who got past the police barricade and broadcast a live assault on the embassy. One can only speculate what would have happened if the terrorists had been watching the television (Miller 28). Complete and total censorship is not the answer. Schmid put it well in his book Violence as Communication when he said: In many countries it is likely that the level of terrorism will increase rather than decrease after the ... can count on not being exposed and criticized by the local media. The mass terrorism of Hitler and Stalin was possible because the people were not fully aware of what was going on. Government imposed censorship on news of… terrorism can, in our view, be a cure that is worse than the disease. (150) A total blackout of media's coverage of terrorist events is not necessary, if the media ...
- 115: Cinematography Everything You Need To Know
- ... read the words in novels and newspapers, but they understood the silent language of pictures.^The popularity of the moving pictures led to the first attacks against it by crusading moralists, police, and politicians. Local censorship boards were established to eliminate objectionable material from films. In 1909 the infant U.S. film industry waged a counterattack by creating the first of many self-censorship boards, the National Board of Censorship (after 1916 called the National Board of Review), whose purpose was to set moral standards for films and thereby save them from costly mutilation.^A nickelodeon program consisted of about six 10-minute films, ...
- 116: Fahrenheit51 4 8
- ... destroys books. This essay will cover the reasons for the book being written, and the theories about books discussed by these two characters in this book. This book was written to show the evils of censorship. Ray Bradbury wrote this book because he could not stand the censorship going on around him and he wanted to speak out against it in his own way. At the time this book was written Bradbury was typing his books on typewriters either in his garage or in the basement of the library at the University of California at Los Angeles. Ray had a love for books and could not stand the censorship of these treasures going on, so he did the only thing he could, he wrote a book about a future without books. In Bradbury's book the firemen were burners of the illegal books ...
- 117: Censor the Internet?
- ... of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to asse3mble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" (Constitution). Therefore it would be unconstitutional for any sort of censorship to occur on the Internet. Even though it is illegal, restrictions on Internet access and content are increasing worldwide under all forms of government. In France, a country where the press generally has a large amount of freedom, the Internet has been in the spotlight. A banned book on the health History of former French president Francois Mitterrand was republished electronically on the World Wide Web (www). To enforce censorship of the Internet, free societies find that they are becoming more closed, and closed societies find new ways to crush political expression and opposition (Silencing the Net…). Vice President Al Gore, while at an international ... words like AIDS, gay, and breasts. It's about sexual content, and politically controversial topics like drug addiction, euthanasia, and racism" (Irwin). In France, a high court has struck down a bill that promoted the censorship of the Internet. Other countries have attempted similar moves. The Internet cannot be regulated like other things can simply because it is not the same as anything else that we have. It is a ...
- 118: Government Intervention of the Internet
- ... are trying to use the protection of children as a smoke screen to pass laws that will allow them to regulate and censor the Internet, while banning techniques that could eliminate the need for regulation. Censorship of the Internet threatens to destroy its freelance atmosphere, while wide spread encryption could help prevent the need for government intervention. Jim Exon, a democratic senator from Nebraska, wants to pass a decency billregulating the ... of whom felt this was unconstitutional. After only half a week, the college had backed down, and restored the newsgroups. This is a tiny example of what may happen if the government tries to impose censorship (Elmer-Dewitt 102). Currently, there is software being released that promises to block children's access to known X-rated Internet newsgroups and sites. However, since most adults rely on their computer literate children to ... ways around them. This necessitates the education of the children to deal with reality. Altered views of an electronic world translate easily into altered views of the real world. "When it comes to our children, censorship is a far less important issue than good parenting. We must teach our kids that the Internet is a extension and a reflection of the real world, and we have to show them how ...
- 119: Parental Guidance Against Television Violence
- ... the main reasons why government cannot be expected to censor violent television programming is because of the Constitution’s "freedom of expression" clause. Producers of television programming declare that "freedom of expression" and "freedom from censorship" are guaranteed to them by the Constitution. In effect, when the government tries to regulate violence on television, conflict occurs. Since the television producers have rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution, the government becomes ... sitter and ban the "transmission of violent programming during the viewing hours [in which] children make up a substantial share of the audience" (Hollings 620). All of these opinions share a singular belief that government censorship of television violence will solve the problems parents face when dealing with their children and TV. However, the promises that government offers in reference to television censorship come at a very slow and often discouraging pace. If parents want more immediate results, they must find other methods of censoring their child's television viewing. One such way in which parents could ...
- 120: Improving Cyberspace
- ... costs America millions and hurts our economy. A. It is impossible for our government to physically regulate cyberspace. 1. One government cannot regulate the Internet by itself. 2. The basic design of the Internet prohibits censorship. B. It is possible for America to censor the Internet. 1. All sites in America receive their address from the government. 2. The government could destroy the address for inappropriate material. 3. Existing federal laws ... alt.sex.pedophile while driving to a Sunday picnic with Aunt Gwendolyn" (Huber). For some reason, many people believe this philosophy and therefore think the Internet and other online areas should not be subject to censorship. The truth is, however, that computerized networks like the Internet are in desperate need of regulations. People can say, do, or create anything they wish, and as America has proved in the past, this type ... on American television, but they cannot touch Japanese television. The Internet is open to all nations, and one nation cannot appoint itself police of the Internet. Others argue that the design of the Internet prohibits censorship. A different site runs every page on the Internet, and usually the location of the site is undetectable. If censors cannot find the site, they can't shut it down. Most critics believe that ...
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