Like other forms of mass media, newspapers and magazines not only provide information but also affects people's behaviour and feelings. There is heated debate about whether the content of newspapers and magazines should be controlled. Censoring of print media appeals to many people, but uncensored press advocates believe that the importance of acess to all-around information far outweighs it's risks. One argument in favor of the need for censorship is the fact that newspapers and magazines are read by people of different ages and groups, including children and adolescents. If press remains uncensored, negative information such as articles about crime can have an undesirable effect on the behaviour can inspire young readers to engage in delinquent activities. A further common criticism of uncensored press is related to publicizing frequently biased information about celebrities and politicians. Such articles often contain sensational news or value judgements. The press, thus, can hurt the feelings of people whose personal lives come under the spotlight. The damage, then, that uncensored print media can cause to different groups of people determines the need to control it. Opponents of censorship disagree with press censorship. They claim that exclusion of negative information from print media would provide an incomplete picture of reality. Specially, people, would be unaware of dangerous and menaces lurking in the everyday reality and would be unable to deal with them. In addition, opponents of censorship claim that people can decide what information is important for them and what they need to avoid. Lastly, people's reactions to the same information differ. As John Locke, a famous eighteenth century British philosopher, once said, 'Reading furnishes the mind only with material of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours'. In conclusion, I firmly believe that it is the responsibility of each individual to be selective about what to read. Censored information in print media would give an incomplete picture of reality and thus mislead its readers.
Like other forms of mass
media
, newspapers and magazines not
only
provide
information
but
also
affects
people
's
behaviour
and feelings. There
is heated
debate about whether the content of newspapers and magazines should
be controlled
. Censoring of
print
media
appeals to
many
people
,
but
uncensored
press
advocates believe that the importance of
acess
to all-around
information
far outweighs
it's
risks
. One argument in favor of the need for
censorship
is the fact that newspapers and magazines
are read
by
people
of
different
ages and groups, including children and adolescents. If
press
remains
uncensored
,
negative
information
such as articles about crime can have an undesirable effect on the
behaviour
can inspire young readers to engage in delinquent activities. A
further
common criticism of
uncensored
press
is related
to publicizing
frequently
biased
information
about celebrities and politicians. Such articles
often
contain sensational news or value judgements. The
press
,
thus
, can hurt the feelings of
people
whose personal
lives
come
under the spotlight. The damage, then, that
uncensored
print
media
can cause to
different
groups of
people
determines the need to control it. Opponents of
censorship
disagree with
press
censorship
. They claim that exclusion of
negative
information
from
print
media
would provide an incomplete picture of reality.
Specially
,
people
, would be unaware of
dangerous
and menaces lurking in the everyday reality and would be unable to deal with them.
In addition
, opponents of
censorship
claim that
people
can decide what
information
is
important
for them and what they need to avoid.
Lastly
,
people
's reactions to the same
information
differ. As John Locke, a
famous
eighteenth century British philosopher, once said, 'Reading furnishes the mind
only
with material of knowledge, it is thinking that
makes
what we read ours'.
In conclusion
, I
firmly
believe that it is the responsibility of each individual to be selective about what to read. Censored
information
in
print
media
would give an incomplete picture of reality and
thus
mislead its readers.