More Media Censorship With New Kenyan Law
Kenyan politicians have adopted amendments to a controversial media bill despite an opposition walk out and international concern about press freedom. The bi...
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In response to letter writers Fern and Laurence Wayman (Atheists in Foxholes, Dec. 3 edition of The NEWS) they stated: We think it is wrong to allow readers... to use letters to the editor for the propagation of their religious beliefs.
May I point out the almost comical irony which is exposed in their complaint, they have written a letter to the editor to propagate their own beliefs. In this case, their beliefs about free speech. Their pointing finger actually aims at their own nose as they are doing the very thing they are complaining is wrong.
Most people see tolerance as a virtue and show it by allowing others to voice their views whether they agree or not. Whether it is the atheist view to say, bah-humbug to Christmas or a believer to proclaim Jesus as the Saviour. Either voice has freedom in this country.
Fortunately we do not live in the Waymans world. Calling for the forced silence of those who hold an opposing view highlights intolerance. The Waymans think it is dishonourable for those to publicly give thanks to a higher power on Remembrance Day. I think it is dishonourable to trample on the hard-fought freedoms (such as the freedom of speech, and the freedom of religious belief) that those soldiers paid the ultimate price for.
This type of censorship is a dangerous road to stumble down. I for one welcome the Waymans freedom to propagate ideas in the public square, as they do tend to address important issues in our culture, even if I vehemently disagree.
Ironically again, next to the Wayman article, there was an ad for the Bethlehem Walk. Perhaps the Waymans could tolerate some fresh air, a good story, and some hot chocolate.
Chris Martens
Parksville
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DUBAI Dubai International Film Festival chairman Abdulhamid Juma has since 2006 steered the Middle Eastern event into the mainstream using Hollywood glitz and glamor to bolster its global profile while putting Arab filmmaking at its heart.
He has navigated the festival through tough times and political upheaval in the region, while facing down questions of interference and outside pressures created by mounting an uncensored event in an Islamic state.
"We are proud we dont have any censorship at this festival,"Juma told The Hollywood Reporter. "You have to make sure you respect the audience and, as long as you dont surprise them, that is okay."
Juma said the festival introduced a system of content warnings for each film a more detailed descriptive version of the MPAA ratings system to help people make their own judgment call.
"People here don't necessarily understand the age ratings that they have in America,"Juma explained. "So we have extra ratings. We have a 15 + category and we will tell the audience that the film contains violence or bad language. Or [films] for [people] over 18 would say 'contains nudity or scenes of a sexual nature'."
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Dubai Fest Chair Talks Censorship, Balancing Arab Cinema and Hollywood Glitz
The Saudi Audiovisual Commission has recently announced that they will be monitoring and censoring visual content on YouTube. The commission will require subscribers to obtain a permit that clarifies certain regulations and conditions. Many Saudi youth have expressed their discontent and rejection of the idea, arguing that it will limit the content that is available for them on the Website. Dr. Riyadh Najm, chairman of the Saudi Audiovisual commission, explained in a phone interview that was aired in YaHala show on Rotana Khalijiah that the aim of the permit is to find suitable opportunities for talented Saudi youth who produce their own shows on social media and to educate them about the rules and regulations that are suitable for the Saudi society. Of course there are certain companies who are using the social media site, but they are not our priority for the time being, we are focusing on enhancing and improving the regulars and individual users and will begin monitoring their content, he said. The commission does not care bout subscribers; our concern is about content and thats the only thing we want to monitor, to ensure it abides by our cultural and religious rules, he added. I am sometimes shocked that some music videos are blocked and we are denied access to them, even though there is no reason for them to be blocked, said twitter subscriber Sarah Kunaji. I wish they would concede to the fact that most Internet users are educated people who know right from wrong, so there is no need for over protection, she added. The decision to censor content will limit the freedom of Saudi YouTubers, according to Hassan Mesaed, another twitter subscriber. We use social media to share our opinions about different subject including social and political ones. Print media has limited freedom of speech and we can never know the whole truth from these traditional outlets, he said, adding, This will definitely suffocate us because we got a taste of how to speak and hear other people through the YouTube shows without worrying about facing censorship. Meanwhile, Ahmed Al-Zahrani, YouTube subscriber, said, Things are not clear to YouTube subscribers. The statement from the chairman is not clear to many of us, as we still need to know who will need the permit. Is the permit for new subscribers or all Saudi subscribers? How are they going to monitor this? What are the new rules that we need to follow? he wondered.
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Mario Party 2 - Censorship - Part 7
It #39;s for your own good, I promise. Game: Mario Party 2 System: Nintendo 64 Players in controller port order: Loran (Yoshi) Kronsvorder (Wario) Lucinius (Luig...
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