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September 20, 2013

I am currently in Manila for the on-campus component of my Masters in Journalism program at the Asian Centre for Journalism, Ateneo De Manila University. I was given this topic to lead a class discussion: State regulation or self-censorship? Which is more effective in limiting the contribution of a news media to the democratic process?

Let's begin by talking about democracy and the press.

There's an interesting quote from one of our readings. "Today, the Philippines is democratic, it has a free press, but remains trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of poverty and corruption. What good is freedom if close to one third of Filipino families continue to live below the poverty line?"

Let's look at the other side of the world the US, which is reputed to have the best model of free press. Like the Philippines, press freedom is enshrined in their respective constitutions. But the US owes so much money to China and the rest of the world that it is technically a bankrupt country. So what good is press freedom?

On the other hand, China, which has a state-regulated press like Malaysia, has emerged as a world economic dynamo. It is poised to overtake the US, assuming other things being equal.

The role of the press in China is development journalism. I was in China recently at the invitation of the Peoples' Daily, China's largest newspaper run by the Communist Party. It has a daily circulation of one million. Unashamedly, their role is to promote the "Chinese Dream" of bringing greater prosperity to China through a doctrine what they call "socialism with Chinese characteristics."

The problem with development journalism anywhere is that sooner or later, it would be hijacked to become state-sponsored journalism.

Their neighbour, India, is also another economic dynamo but India has a vibrant and free press. The Times of India has a daily circulation of three million.

In Indonesia, the government has eased up control of the media after the fall of the Suharto regime. The press there is freer than in Malaysia or Singapore.

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That's what a box office clerk told artist Ronnie Ray Mendez on Friday, August 30, when he arrived at Herberger Theater Center to pick up promotional postcards for the exhibition "Prime Example," a group show curated by local gallery owner (and longtime New Times contributor) Robrt Pela and scheduled to open less than a week later, on September 5.

"An e-mail would've been nice," Mendez says.

Later that Friday, Herberger did send out an e-mail to its subscribers. The e-mail reiterated that "Prime Example" was canceled. Instead of the new exhibit featuring works from Mendez, Mike Ford, Suzanne Falk, and Geoffrey Gersten, "Show and Tell," curated by Phoenix artist Peter Bugg, would continue through early October.

The e-mail offered no further explanation, and the arts community cried foul.

"Welcome to Phoenix, where censorship is okay," Pela wrote on the show's Facebook event page. "And where corporate gallery owners apparently don't care that artists have spent months creating art for an upcoming exhibit."

Although it took a few days for all the details to come out, it's clear that "Prime Example" was canceled because Herberger objected to the content of some of the artwork Pela had chosen. Herberger officials have denied in multiple statements that this was an act of censorship, offering three different explanations as to why the show, which was on the books for two years, was abruptly called off.

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