Media censorshipDiego Asunsolo & Naomi

Vivas English B

What is Censorship?Supressing words, images, and ideas that

are “sensitive” or “offensive”.Examining books, movies, newspapers,

etc. and taking out undesirable information.

Types of CensorshipWithholding InformationDestroying Information Altering InformationSelf-Censorship

Withholding Information When a person or group of people hides

information which does not suit them that people know.

http://www.chroniclet.com/national-news/2016/08/10/Citing-trade-secrets-South-Korean-authorities-withhold-information-about-Samsung-chemicals.html

Destroying InformationTo make information disappear or to

physically erase it on purpose in order to change information.

http://yournewswire.com/clinton-had-cell-phones-smashed-with-hammers-to-destroy-evidence/

Altering Information Changing, manipulating, or tweaking

information to change the “bigger picture”.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/09/10/dozens-intelligence-analysts-reportedly-claim-reports-on-isis-were-altered.html

Self-Censorship Controlling what you say or write in order

to avoid problems in certain situations. http://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2016/05/02/self-censorship-is-affecting-more-and-more-european-media/

Conclusion In conclusion, today we learned the different types of censorships that people use in order to manipulate, eliminate, or tweak information. This is a powerful tool because it can change completely the way society views something. Nowadays, censorship has been appearing a lot in news in order to hide government secrets, company scandals, country’s private affairs. Our view of the “bigger picture” in any situation can change drastically with a little, simple change.