Critical Perspectives Unit: Censorship

Is it important for the media to be 'independent'
Is it really possible or desirable to have a network of media platforms which are 'FREE'?
And if so what is the price of that FREEDOM and who does it benefit and disadvantage?
Freedom of speech is the idea of someone being able to say whatever he wants to say wether you think it's a good thing or not.
Lady Chatterley's lover was first published in 1928 and almost immediately banned
Its graphic depictions of sex were frowned upon, however it was later released
If it had literary merit it should be released .
It went to court and the judge decided Penguin Books was not guilty of publishing an obscene article.
Charged from 1929-1960
Our sense of relationships and freedoms changes because of us as a society


Mary Whitehouse vs TV
Decided to appoint herself as the voice of the people against 'video nasties'
Dr Who was horrible material in her eyes
We don't have to watch it
Media Watch UK campaigns for society to be responsible


Sites like 'Facebook' can narrow our views depending on who we are connected with.

How it represents a person or group of people
Mediawatch-UK campaigns for socially responsible media and against content which is potentially harmful.
Lobby government campaign against violent, sexually explicit content

Discussion:not controlling media
Implications
Can damage family relations

Example
The watershed pushed passed 9:00
A hundred years ago public executions were a thing people would still go and watch
Regularly called upon for comment by the media

Taking down monuments or statues of questionable figures who's views we don't necessary celebrate today

Much of current focus is online content and they created the website 'safe online.org' in response to a government consultation on the subject of child safety online.

OFCOM is government approved for authority of broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the UK.
Bad tasting humour causing problems

Russel Brand and Johnathan Ross insulting Andrew Sax Daughter- poor taste humour

Matt Lucas:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/05/matt-lucas-little-britain-black-up-society-empathetic

The Interview- Seth Rogan wasn't allowed to be shown

Conception vs perception
We translate it ourselves so what is intended ad wha ti receive is different in books to TV



Censorship and film: Some cinema history


Train-spotting film had some issues with the age of the girl 'kelly' for drugs and sex
When she was confirmed over 18 the film got its 18 certificate
Because its glamorising such things younger viewers maybe influenced
In 2002 it was resubmitted for uncut certification
The needle scene they originally had to take out they put back in
Views have changed within the bbfc and society has  changed.

There is some restriction into what people cam watch
Morals
We don't always have a mindfulness of our impact

Everything has an agenda, wether its fact or not


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