Media censorship Advantages sub Helped raise moral during world war 2 by not reporting the full horror of the war. main Could help protect national security. (Mumbai terrorism 2008, news revealed counter terrorism plan) main Could help protect the innocent and vulnerable from being influenced. (copycat killings). Could stop bias in the news. (fox news). Could stop the news being used as a weapon. Stopping people from harming their health by buying things that are bad for them such as an excess of food, cigarettes and alcohol. Stops intrusion in people’s private lives. (leveson enquiry) Could stop people being offended (Bernand Manning, innocence of Muslims). main Could stop a rise in radical ideas (birth of a nation KKK)
Disadvantages Could stop free speech and aid a dictorship (north korea, nazi germany) Could limit creativity (wwe) Could help manipulate the public Could help create a bias opinion Could result in a lack of education about important topics It prevents globalisation could create a bias view of someone or something
Websites and other research sources used: http://www.markedbyteachers.com/as-and-a-level/sociology/what-are-the-advantages-anddisadvantages-of-censorship.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/media-censorship-pros-and-cons.html 3. national security - help aid a dictatorship 2. could protect innocent and vulnerable (alcohol, smoking, copycat killings) - could limit entertainment and creativity 1. could stop raise in radical ideas - helps cover up stuff, stops the spread of information 1. D: Freedom of speech compromised 2. A: Could stop radical ideas or political incorrect ideas - KKK 3. A: Could help protect people from media witch hunts 4. D: Could limit entertainment and creativity - scenes from brighton rock and the performance 5. A: Could protect the easily influenced and protect young people - copycat killings, batman killings, Natural Born Killers 6. D: Could distort peoples view on public events 7. A: Could be a matter of nation security - mumbai 8. D: Help aid/create a dictatorship(extremists) - North Korea