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> stifling media reports about wikileaks, snatching them and imprisoning them on fluff charges it is well known that in the US mainstream media imposes self ce
by borism 17y ago
> stifling media reports about wikileaks, snatching them and imprisoning them on fluff charges
it is well known that in the US mainstream media imposes self censorship on such issues
- smackfu 17y agoAre you really equating government censorship to self censorship?
- rdtsc 17y agoBecause as far the consumers of media are concerned, there is no difference -- they end up not getting the information.
- ErrantX 17y agoIt's a point. But ultimately there is only a moral problem with media companies self-censoring rather than necessarily a legal problem. We can dislike and declaim the media establishments that do self-censor but we can't decry their right to do so.
- analyst74 17y agoI fully agree that freedom of information also means freedom to not publish things the entity(publisher) does not see fit. On the other hand... Should the government be allowed to intimidate an entity into self-censoring? Should a corporation/entity be allowed to intimidate an other entity (with legal actions or other means) into self-censoring? Should a group of people/corporations (majority or not) be allowed to intimidate a minority group/entity into self-censoring? Should social norm of "We do not do business with entities deemed immoral (publishing anti-xxx materials)" be allowed to force entities into self-censoring? Where do you draw the line?
- WorkerBee 17y agoThe first creates the second.
- Deestan 17y ago> it is well known that [...] It's news to me. References?
- mootothemax 17y agoI'm not the parent poster, but in the UK there are DA-Notices: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DA-Notice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DA-Notice I'm wondering if there's a US equivalent?
- rdtsc 17y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent:_The_Political_Economy_of_the_Mass_Media http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent:_The_Poli...