Media, Development and Democracy (Studies in Media and Communications, #22)
Sponsored by the Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology section of the American Sociological Association (CITAMS), this book explores the complex construction of democratic public dialogue in developing countries. Case studies examine national environments defined not only by state censorship and commercial pressure, but also language differences, international influence, social divisions, and distinct value systems. With fresh portraits of new and traditional media through...
In this gracefully written, accessible and entertaining volume, John Semonche surveys censorship for reasons of sex from the nineteenth century up to the present. He covers the various forms of American media-books and periodicals, pictorial art, motion pictures, music and dance, and radio, television, and the Internet. The tale is varied and interesting, replete with a stock of colorful characters such as Anthony Comstock, Mae West, Theodore Dreiser, Marcel Duchamp, Opie and Anthony, Judy Blume...
Cuando los medios son noticia
by Daniel Palacios Ybarra and Marisela Castillo Apitz
Access to Official Information (House of Commons Papers, No. 804 (Session 1997-98))
New Censors (Index on Censorship)
Media Capture
Who controls the media today? There are many media systems across the globe that claim to be free yet whose independence has been eroded. As demagogues rise, independent voices have been squeezed out. Corporate-owned media companies that act in the service of power increasingly exercise soft censorship. Tech giants such as Facebook and Google have dramatically changed how people access information, with consequences that are only beginning to be felt. This book features pathbreaking analysis fr...
Since the earliest days of the movie industry, mainstream films have been banned for their sexual, religious, social, and political content. Forbidden Films traces the efforts to censor 125 major films, ranging from the silent Birth of a Nation to the classic Gone With the Wind. This fascinating reference examines the continued efforts to regulate the industry, providing a summary of each banned work - including production details, its censorship history, and suggestions for further reading on t...
Pressing Forward (Index on Censorship)
This issue of Index on Censorship magazine will include a special report on the future of journalism and the challenges for free speech; this global analysis includes articles from young and older journalists about the way the media might and should evolve to bring the public the information they should know; all inside are articles by author Wendy Law-Yone; an interview with the Belarus Free Theatre; and an article on free expression by Australia's race commissioner Tim Soutphommasane.
Attacks on the Press (Bloomberg, #165)
by Committee to Protect Journalists
The latest, definitive assessment of the state of free press around the world Attacks on the Press is a comprehensive, annual account of press conditions worldwide, focusing this year on the new face of censorship perpetrated by governments and non-state actors. Compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the 2017 edition documents new dangers and threats to journalists and to the free and independent media. The risks are a combination of familiar censorship tactics applied in novel...
Examines increasing censorship in public schools, describes the objections that lead to censorship, and discusses several case studies.
Creating Spaces of Freedom
For centuries, people in the creative arts, when faced with severe threats to their cultural free expression, have sought alternative strategies and platforms. Whether Sudanese or Algerian, whether fleeing vicious civil wars or governmental oppression, unrecognised artists and musicians have found ways of avoiding limitations and transcending repercussions. This book reveals some of the alternative spaces where banned art seeks refuge, while continuing to communicate its inspiring message of fre...
The yearly volumes of Censored, in continuous publication since 1976 and since 1995 available through Seven Stories Press, is dedicated to the stories that ought to be top features on the nightly news, but that are missing because of media bias and self-censorship. The top stories are listed democratically in order of importance according to students, faculty, and a national panel of judges. Each of the top stories is presented at length, alongside updates from the investigative reporters who br...
Tribes (Index on Censorship, #4)