{"id":96,"date":"2024-09-19T10:14:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T10:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/mediaethics\/?post_type=content&p=96"},"modified":"2024-09-20T10:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:03:14","slug":"chapter-17-censorship","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/mediaethics\/students\/part-4-entertainment\/chapter-17-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 17: Censorship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chapter 17: Censorship<\/h1>\n\n\n

As noted by many prominent communication scholars, we live in an age in which entertainment media influence virtually every aspect of our lives. Entertainment does much more than give us enjoyment; it can be persuasive, and it can powerfully role model behavior that influences how we live. Research shows that entertainment media are as violent and sexually explicit today as they have ever been yet rarely have been censored. This does not mean media self-censorship does not exist, but we wonder if it is enough in light of the devastating effects of the harmful beliefs that entertainment media can promulgate. In this last chapter of Media Ethics, we consider the important ethical dilemmas associated with entertainment media content that can take us to dark places where our well-being is at risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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  1. How do we best protect ourselves from harmful media content that cannot be censored because of legal rights such as the United States\u2019 First Amendment?\n
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    1. U.S. courts have rarely ruled against media producers due to First Amendment freedoms. What are the ethical implications of this trend?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Social media platforms can choose to censor anyone they want because they are private companies and they also can choose to allow harmful content to be disseminated. Should governments place restrictions on these companies? Explain why or why not.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. How do can we restore public trust in the media organizations that have been shown to manipulate their audiences?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. How can we use the Potter Box to balance the free flow of information and media with the responsibility to protect media consumers from physical, emotional, and psychological harm?\n
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      1. How can media ethics help us navigate the clashes between First Amendment protected freedoms and the great damage caused by false media content?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. How might the moral values of stewardship and self-control apply to the cases in this chapter?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. How might the socio-cultural value of restraint provide guidance for producers of violent and sexually explicit media content?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        1. How does the artist Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) push the boundaries on responsible communication?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. What are the ethical implications of many governments\u2019 lax policies toward violent media content produced by performing artists?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Should social media companies be subject to legal restrictions since they have  monopolies over online media content? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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