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be found through internet. With this rapid growth of the internet the question rapidly comes up weather if there should be any restrictions on what can be seen or what cannot be seen on the web. Some say yes there should be while others say no. Freedom of speech is violated The internet has become one of the largest sources of information over the past decades. It has become a part of our everyday life. Almost everything can be placed on the internet and everyone is free to see it. People use the
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stop. In the beginning ages of our country‚ the people of our nation made laws that they thought would be just and good for the nation. Of the press they made the familiar and oh so controversial: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press " (United States Constitution 1789). But where do we cut the line? There our newspapers‚ television shows‚ and radio broadcasts constantly molding
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What is the advantages and disadvantages of totally freedom of mass media? Freedom of expression is the concept of being able to transfer ideas or thoughts verbally or otherwise freely without censorship. It was awarded global recognition as a universal human right and ingrained in the Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In spite of its status‚ it is never absolute in any country. The international law posits that‚ restrictions on free speech must comport with a strict three
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als of Journalism 4. Identify the types of News normally found in news papers A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events‚ informative articles‚ diverse features‚ editorials‚ and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive‚ low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007‚ there were 6‚580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a day. The worldwide recession of 2008‚ combined with the rapid growth of web-based alternatives‚ caused a serious
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parts of an item that is considered to be offensive‚ immoral or a political threat1. Hence‚ “censorship” would be referred as an act‚ policy‚ decree to censor the media2. Censorship has always take an important role in history that deemed to suppress freedom of expression across different era. Early signs of censoring could be traced back into ancient societies. For instance‚ following the well-known story of Socrates being sentenced to drink poison during Greek empire‚ the Romans has treated censorship
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DOCTRINE: Press freedom may be identified with the liberty to discuss publicly and truthfully any matter of public concern without censorship or punishment. The general principle is that freedom of expression is the rule and restrictions the exemption. The power to exercise prior restraint is not to be presumed‚ rather the presumption is against its validity. FACTS: * The principal petitioner is Jose Antonio U. Gonzalez‚ President of the Malaya Films. * The respondent is the Board
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witnessedan unprecedented turn of events in the socio-political climate of India. These socio-political changes have brought about corresponding changes in the character of the Indian mass media system‚ especially in the freedomandindependenceof the Indian press. In June‚ 1975‚ Indira Gandhi’s government declared a state of emergency and suspended civil liberties. Immediately after this declaration‚ the government tightened its controls on the Indian mass media‚ especially o n the newspapers which had reputations
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free speech and expression. There are some that even feel as if “the powers that be” use censorship as a means of controlling the world. We will explore from different aspects what censorship is‚ how we are affected by it‚ and who is fighting for freedom of speech and artistic expression. CENSORSHIP There are many views on the topic of censorship. Arguments are made every day on whether or not censorship is something that is needed in the world or if it is just something that is used by
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Communism and Laissez-faire. Western nations shared a common belief in the separation of power between the press‚ and government. On the other hand‚ Socialist countries had a belief that press must only present information consistent with the society’s acknowledged goals. However‚ in the developing countries it was argued that the state machinery is so weak that the change and movement brought about by press would make social and political settlement impossible. The Western news agencies are blamed for
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