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[IP] silencing points of view




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Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 15:59:37 -0500
From: L Jean Camp <jean_camp@xxxxxxxxxxx>


Liberals have the power to ignore the actions of left-leaning students in the academy (including refusing to rip apart a student because of bad judgement, or asking for some manners).

The conservatives have the power to yank a mini-series off one of the three major networks.

Which is powerful the threat to discourse?

Which threat will receive more coverage in the American media? Or Dave's list ;->

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1077925,00.html

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The American TV network CBS admitted yesterday it had abandoned plans to broadcast a major two-part film about the life of Ronald Reagan.

The move follows protests from conservatives who claimed that the mini-series was biased and dwelled on the former president's gaffes.

The network has recently tackled biographical films about Jesus and Hitler, but neither proved as controversial as America's 40th president and his legacy.

Mr Reagan is suffering from Alzheimer's disease but his former supporters mounted a campaign on his behalf on radio talk shows and internet sites to stop the film, The Reagans, being shown, denouncing it as an unflattering portrayal by the liberal media establishment in Hollywood.

CBS executives initially vowed to stand by the film on the grounds of freedom of artistic expression, but the network yesterday issued a statement saying it had dropped The Reagans, which had been due to air on November 16 and 18.

Some film-makers have warned that the success of the campaign against the Reagan movie represented censorship and a new political correctness,

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