Censorship in the Media and Entertainment

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Censorship according to the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press can be defined as, “To remove anything offensive from books, films, etc., or to remove parts considered unsuitable from private letters, especially ones sent during war or from a prison”(Cambridge Dictionary). Censorship in the news and in the media takes many forms in todays fast paced world. Even with the slightly leak in information or even misleading information could cause todays world to be turned on its head and can cause people to interpret the issue in many ways which could have numerous implications. This is why such information is filtered by some governments around the world before it is aired or printed. There are countless arguments as to why or why not information should be censored as each individual is entitled to their own opinion. Censorship impacts people ability to choose freely as it is controls ideas and thoughts and thus influences their freedom of expression or their to express their views on issues, ideologies or even practice their faith.

One of the most pressing reasons for censoring certain videos and information is to protect the developing minds of children and minors. Children tend to believe what they see or hear of media and this can cause significant impact on they their thinking develops. They lack the maturity to see the difference between good or bad, real and reel and showing such footage it could alter and manipulate the way they think. One of the most prominent examples of this would be Miley Cyrus’s performance at the 2013 VMA’s (Rosen, "Miley Cyrus Censored By MTV After On-Stage Smoking"). At this music awards event Miley Cyrus’s performance was shocking and her sexual performa...

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"Turkey Police Disperse Protest against New Internet Controls (VIDEO) - RT News." Turkey Police Disperse Protest against New Internet Controls (VIDEO) - RT News. N.p., 8 Feb. 2014. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. .

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Xu, Beina. "Media Censorship in China." Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations, 12 Feb. 2014. Web. 26 Mar. 2014. .

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