[IP] more on hello from Beijing
Begin forwarded message:
From: Tracey Steele <lazarusl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: February 14, 2006 1:29:48 PM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] hello from Beijing
How can you compare censorship -- imposed by the government of China
-- to using editing to block language many viewers find offensive?
While the FCC does have obscenity standards -- of questionable
validity -- I don't agree with the comparison to limiting political
speech. Also -- much of the *beeping* out of words is done not to
comply with the FCC, but because it's believed viewers will change
channels if they hear offensive language.
As for a 5 second delay on the news... that's pretty funny. I've been
in the business for 13 years, and I assure you, the last thing we
need is a button someone could accidentally push to make us go to
black, or go silent. We do that very well on our own, thank you very
much.
Just because everyone knows the state of affairs in China is -- live
with censorship, or you can't make money in China -- doesn't make it
right or acceptable. However, the CNN story may be the best example
of why getting a tiny toehold is a way to 'tear down that
firewall'... They edit out the word censorship, but it doesn't take
too much detective work to figure out what the reporter said..
Tracey
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