November 19, 2007
What is censorship
I have come up with my own definition of censorship lately and I have used in my recent presentations in Ottawa and in New York City. Let me know what you think about it:
Censorship is controlling the reality by constructing various versions of it.
I think this could provide a start for a different way of analysing and talking about censorship in the media. Especially because it is inclusive enough to cover sophisticated form of censorship such as embedded journalism and disinformation campaign as well as the more primitive forms such as banning publications etc.
Posted by hoder at November 19, 2007 12:10 AM| TrackBackComments
Well, by this definition every blogger, novelist, poet, and journalist is automatically a censor, as we all create our own individual versions of reality.
- By: Bahram on November 23, 2007
- By: Bahram on November 23, 2007
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Nice One!
- By: Nima on November 20, 2007
- By: Nima on November 20, 2007
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