Television+Censorship+(Josh+A.)

Worringham and Buxton, Richard and Rodney. "CENSORSHIP." Web.17 Apr 2009. .
 * censorship usually refers to the exclusion of certain topics, social groups or language from the content of broadcast programming.
 * when they let more language pass by their audience increases.
 * when they do this, programming approach has opened the networks to further attacks from conservative advocacy groups which leads to the government
 * European countries consider exposure to nudity and sex to be less objectionable than abusive language or violence
 * types of government that deal with censorship are: authoritarian, paternalistic, pluralistic and permissive
 * In the past one of the arguments against censorship has been freedom of choice
 * language which described bodily functions and sexual activity or profaned sacred words were excluded from broadcast discourse
 * parents can block whatever they don't want their children watching
 * every social group has their opinion on the types of things they watch
 * to compete on increasing audience, the programs loosen up on enabling language, nudity, and graphic violences
 * people always refer to the first amendment when dealing with censorship

"Obscene, Indecent, and Profane Broadcasts ." Web.20 Apr 2009. .
 * its against the law to air indecent programming or profane language during certain hours air
 * obscene materials are not protected by the first amendment
 * indecent material is protected by the First Amendment and cannot be banned entirely.
 * it could only be blocked out if they think their are children in the audience
 * profane speech is prohibited on broadcast radio and television between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m
 * if FCC staff hears complaints about the public material then they will do more research on it
 * if the FCC assesses a monetary forfeiture against a broadcast station for violation of a rule, it must specify the date the violation occurred
 * also they must know the channel that is broadcasting the material
 * FCC must be specific while they are putting in a complaint
 * FCC does not use tapes or transcripts as one of their complaints

Deitz, Corey. "What is Obscenity, Indecency & Profanity?." October 7, 2005 Web.22 Apr 2009. . (1) whether the description or depiction is explicit or graphic (2) whether the material dwells on or repeats at length descriptions or depictions of sexual or excretory organs (3) whether the material appears to pander or is used to titillate or shock. No single factor is determinative. The FCC weighs and balances these factors because each case presents its own mix of these, and possibly other, factors.
 * Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 1464, prohibits the utterance of “any obscene, indecent or profane language by means of radio communication.
 * The FCC looks at three primary factors when analyzing broadcast material:
 * profane language is such if words are being used in a highly offensive way
 * a perfect example of profane language is the F-word
 * safe harbor is a time period where they might air profane language and stuff in that material
 * Obscene material is entitled to no First Amendment protection
 * according to the U.S. supreme court, a person must have to find the material lacking serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value to be obscene
 * also the material has to show sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable law to be obscene
 * last the material must have a tendency to excite lustful thoughts
 * FCC has station liscence to make sure that there are on obscene things being broadcasted

"CENSORSHIP WATCH ." Vol. 34, Issue 2Feb2003 Web.23 Apr 2009. . Fuller, Patty. "The censorship debate erupts again.." Vol. 21 Issue 143/21/94 p26, 2p, 2 bw. Web.23 Apr 2009. 
 * no one under 18 couldn't use an unfiltered computer
 * George County (Miss.) board members decided to ban some of the books based on the use of Profanity, Mice and Men: 2 books on the Vietnam war
 * Larry McDonald said, he has a policy for the students using profanity in schools and he feels uncomfortable with the books
 * some of the parents were complaining on how they need to read the book to gain knowledge about it
 * a kindergarten teacher used three gay-positive picture books and went to court and that got ended because of the religious beliefs
 * people tried to banned harry potter in Russia because of making a Russian-language version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
 * but that was declined, they wanted the people to follow the religion of Satanist
 * Missouri Public libraries must restrict minors from using computers because they kept looking up porn
 * The St. Charles City-County Library District installed CyberPatrol filtering software on computers for use by minor
 * In Calgary, their were two uses of their were usage of the word "freaks" and lesbians which argued the use of Freedom of Speech
 * a guy, Mr. Doerksen, suggested to remove all books from Alberta's school curriculum that profane God or Jesus Christ
 * they really wanted to get rid of Of Mice and Men because a 11th Grade girl was reading it and it defended her
 * their was a video called Lock Up Your Daughters unveiled its "lesbo-extravaganza" at Calgary's New Gallery that had to be censored based on its pictures
 * in another porn video, a woman directing traffic meets another lesbian and they find a bed and start having sex, they are trying to say doesn't matter what sex you are everyone should be loved
 * another video called Dangerous Bliss, two girls are having oral sex, and critics believe that their should be limits on how far you can go with this kind of stuff
 * displaying videos of homosexual acts "can't help but contribute to the breakdown of society."
 * A drama professor from the University of Calgary, beliefs that it is fair and they shouldn't do anything about the videos
 * he says, "People should have the right to walk down a street," he comments, "without having to view things that they don't want to view."
 * these things all go back mainly to freedom of speech and expression in the First Amendment

Ellenbogen, Charles M.. " Students need to learn about censorship.." Vol. 63 Issue 1Sep97 p36, 3p. Web.23 Apr 2009. .
 * their was a debate near Dayton, that would enable the science teachers to be fired for teaching the theory of evolution as fact
 * their was a declaimer that reminded parents about (nudity, sexual situations, **//profanity//**) in NYPD Blues
 * they also but a declaimer on Rosanne because it was a program with the topic birth control
 * nearby Murfreesboro, their was a painting in the city hall that had to get pulled down because their was a partially nude woman that was believed as sexual herassment
 * the picture was printed out on a newspaper and the kids in tennesse took a little trial and it went back in the city hall
 * the teacher from tennesse went to the Metropolitan-Davidson County School Board and got a list of books either banned or restricted and he had a little conversation dealing with it
 * The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was replaced from some schools because of the use of language
 * censorship is nothing to be passed by or ignored in life
 * in this article, the students basically took books and decided if they should be banned or not
 * the man from tennesse braught in a guy to talk about censorship on MTV and on the Internet

Ruane, Christopher. "Gangsta Rap, Censorship of." Wednesday, December 31, 1969 Web.23 Apr 2009. .
 * their is a problem on how gangsta music has a bad influence on young people
 * Gangsta rap encourages listeners to criminality
 * it uses the language that incites crime
 * they talk about using weapons and homophobic attacks
 * also it it glorifies a rich lifestyle and how gangstas live their lives
 * it also affirms negative stereo-type
 * it also talks about how they beat up on their wifes and stuff like that
 * the public looks to the government as heroes because of the censorship
 * some people look at the rap music for entertaiment
 * another side is mostly saying if you keep trying in life than you will suceed
 * censoring it sends out a bad message to people who take it as inspiration

Sanders, Bernie. "Censorship of the Media Creating Insidious Chill on Free Expression on our Airwaves ." Thursday, February 17, 2005 Web.23 Apr 2009. .
 * Congress always talk about freedom but they really don't care about the freedom on what they watch on tv or listen to on the radio
 * in January 2004, CBS refused to air a political advertisement for the Super Bowl because of a certain thing with President Bush
 * last november, sixty-six ABC affiliates refused to air the brilliant World War II movie "Saving Private Ryan," because of the  profanity and graphic violence
 * this showed the soldiers  fighting for freedom against Hitler, but ABC affiliates around the country didn't feel free to show it
 * Last November, CBS and NBC refused to run a 30-second ad from the United Church of Christ because it suggested that gay couples were welcome to their Church.
 * PBS programmers began making edits to national programs being distributed to stations
 *  a violation of this could possibly bring a $500,000 fine on someone
 * PBS <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> stations refused to air an episode of Postcards with Buster, because he was <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> learning how to make maple syrup from a family with two mothers in Vermont
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">even cartoons could be censored because of the message it is trying to send
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It's a great privilege and a great responsibility to have a broadcast license.

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