Here are a few websites about Censorship.
They look to be pretty good.
http://www.geocities.com/musiccensorship/analysis.htm
http://www.ncac.org/about/about.cfm
http://www.indexonline.org/
Just make sure to go over and review.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Fahrenheit 451
Author:
Ray Bradbury
Source:
Book
The entire book is about the burning of books. How the government tries to control the thinking of the people but not allowing them to read certain books. A few people hide out and have memorized some famous works in order to perserve them.
Great example for censorship.
Ray Bradbury
Source:
Book
The entire book is about the burning of books. How the government tries to control the thinking of the people but not allowing them to read certain books. A few people hide out and have memorized some famous works in order to perserve them.
Great example for censorship.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Business is business
Authors:
David McHardy Reid
Source:
USA Today; 06/20/2005
"Adaptation is intrinsic to the reality of doing business around the globe. Brands and products must be adapted and trade-offs made." (para 2)
"As for Microsoft, its primary role is to sell software and other products in the context of the political environments in which it operates. It is preferable that it concentrates on selling its products. In so doing, it makes the trade-off between accepting potential damage to its brand, in the longer term, by being perceived as kowtowing to a non-democratic regime, but benefiting by satisfying the needs of Chinese consumers." (para 5)
David McHardy Reid is a professor and director of the Center of International Business at Rochester Institute of Technology. (Microsoft, Google and Yahoo declined to provide an opposing view.)
Good Source.
Need to look for opposing view.
David McHardy Reid
Source:
USA Today; 06/20/2005
"Adaptation is intrinsic to the reality of doing business around the globe. Brands and products must be adapted and trade-offs made." (para 2)
"As for Microsoft, its primary role is to sell software and other products in the context of the political environments in which it operates. It is preferable that it concentrates on selling its products. In so doing, it makes the trade-off between accepting potential damage to its brand, in the longer term, by being perceived as kowtowing to a non-democratic regime, but benefiting by satisfying the needs of Chinese consumers." (para 5)
David McHardy Reid is a professor and director of the Center of International Business at Rochester Institute of Technology. (Microsoft, Google and Yahoo declined to provide an opposing view.)
Good Source.
Need to look for opposing view.
BALANCING FREE SPEECH AND CENSORSHIP: Academia's Response to the Internet.
Authors:
Peace, A. Graham1 Graham.Peace@maol.wvu.edu
Source:
Communications of the ACM; Nov2003, Vol. 46 Issue 11, p105-109, 5p
"Should institutions of higher learning allow this material to be easily perused through on-campus labs and dormitory Internet connections? A conflict exists between the rights of students and faculty to free speech and privacy, and the obligation of universities, parents and society to restrict access to information deemed unsuitable for our youth. The communal nature of academia further complicates matters. Controversial information is often accessed in computer labs, potentially exposing other computer users to information they may find offensive." (105)
Good Source. Make sure to go over this article again. Reread and look thru. It will help when talking about College Censorship. Also gives another twist to the paper.
Peace, A. Graham1 Graham.Peace@maol.wvu.edu
Source:
Communications of the ACM; Nov2003, Vol. 46 Issue 11, p105-109, 5p
"Should institutions of higher learning allow this material to be easily perused through on-campus labs and dormitory Internet connections? A conflict exists between the rights of students and faculty to free speech and privacy, and the obligation of universities, parents and society to restrict access to information deemed unsuitable for our youth. The communal nature of academia further complicates matters. Controversial information is often accessed in computer labs, potentially exposing other computer users to information they may find offensive." (105)
Good Source. Make sure to go over this article again. Reread and look thru. It will help when talking about College Censorship. Also gives another twist to the paper.
WHY THEY KEEP ON LYING.
Authors:
Pringle, Peter
Source:
Index on Censorship; Apr2004, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p108-111, 4p
Mostly the article talks about how a reporter went to talk to a leading Tobacco Company. The company got scared and wouldn't see the reporter.
This article many be able to help if I want to do a twist with smoking and how there is even censorship of health information and such.
Pringle, Peter
Source:
Index on Censorship; Apr2004, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p108-111, 4p
Mostly the article talks about how a reporter went to talk to a leading Tobacco Company. The company got scared and wouldn't see the reporter.
This article many be able to help if I want to do a twist with smoking and how there is even censorship of health information and such.
YOU JUST DON'T GET IT!
Authors:
Von Leyden, James
Source:
Index on Censorship; Apr2004, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p101-105, 5p, 3bw
"The choice for the consumer is not so much whether to buy or not to buy based on price and quality, but on whether they identify or don't identify with the brand." (102)
"As long as the cleverest people go into advertising rather than activism, advertising will remain one step ahead." (105)
Very interesting article. Make sure to go back and look thru it again when writing the paper. It may be able to take the paper to a different angle with the talk of advertising. How "advertising nowadays is not about lies and truthfulness but in-jokes, stunts and a sense of belonging." (101)
Von Leyden, James
Source:
Index on Censorship; Apr2004, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p101-105, 5p, 3bw
"The choice for the consumer is not so much whether to buy or not to buy based on price and quality, but on whether they identify or don't identify with the brand." (102)
"As long as the cleverest people go into advertising rather than activism, advertising will remain one step ahead." (105)
Very interesting article. Make sure to go back and look thru it again when writing the paper. It may be able to take the paper to a different angle with the talk of advertising. How "advertising nowadays is not about lies and truthfulness but in-jokes, stunts and a sense of belonging." (101)
CENSORSHIP: BEIJING 1, GOOGLE 0.
Authors:
Elgin, Ben
Sager, Ira
Source:
Business Week; 10/11/2004 Issue 3903, p16-16, 1/4p, 1c
"Aside from the censorship itself, Google offers China users an uncharacteristic lack of disclosure on the removed content. It notifies U.S. users, for in-stance, when copyrighted content has been removed from searches. In China, Google doesn't disclose the modifications." (para 3)
Good source. Not the most informative. Might be able to use quote but its very similar to other articles.
Elgin, Ben
Sager, Ira
Source:
Business Week; 10/11/2004 Issue 3903, p16-16, 1/4p, 1c
"Aside from the censorship itself, Google offers China users an uncharacteristic lack of disclosure on the removed content. It notifies U.S. users, for in-stance, when copyrighted content has been removed from searches. In China, Google doesn't disclose the modifications." (para 3)
Good source. Not the most informative. Might be able to use quote but its very similar to other articles.
The mess of mass entertainment
Authors:
Michael Medved
Source:
USA Today; 04/19/2005
Section: News, Pg. 13a
"In the midst of ongoing debate about media standards, the general public seems unable to decide whether we should fear too much censorship -- or too little." (para 1)
"In a poll for its recent cover story "Has TV Gone Too Far?" Time magazine reported that 66% felt that officials had "overreacted" to Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl. Nevertheless, a clear majority of all respondents said there's still too much violence, profanity and sex on television, and more than half believe the Federal Communications Commission "should be stricter." " (para 2)
"Such examples highlight the need for significant revisions in the rating system, while pointing the way to a moderate reform to address concerns of worried families without raising fears of censorship. The PG-13 category needs rethinking and relabeling, since the typical PG-13 release now contains enough sexual content and rough language to have earned an R-rating 10 years ago. It's also problematic that many moviegoers, including 6-year-olds, can buy tickets to PG-13 fare without challenge." (para 8)
"As Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has repeatedly suggested (echoing my own recommendation to the House Judiciary Committee in 1999), we could all benefit from a "universal ratings system" with broadcast TV, cable, movies, video games and music CDs all categorized according to the same formula. The right scheme should follow the movie system of G, PG, R-13 (replacing PG-13), R and NC-17. Applying these recognizable and voluntary designations across the board could help inform the public, making for more savvy, vigilant consumers of every sort of entertainment offering." (para 12)
good source. This brings up the issue of television and radio ratings and how they differ from movie ratings making it very confusing to decide what is good or not.
Michael Medved
Source:
USA Today; 04/19/2005
Section: News, Pg. 13a
"In the midst of ongoing debate about media standards, the general public seems unable to decide whether we should fear too much censorship -- or too little." (para 1)
"In a poll for its recent cover story "Has TV Gone Too Far?" Time magazine reported that 66% felt that officials had "overreacted" to Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl. Nevertheless, a clear majority of all respondents said there's still too much violence, profanity and sex on television, and more than half believe the Federal Communications Commission "should be stricter." " (para 2)
"Such examples highlight the need for significant revisions in the rating system, while pointing the way to a moderate reform to address concerns of worried families without raising fears of censorship. The PG-13 category needs rethinking and relabeling, since the typical PG-13 release now contains enough sexual content and rough language to have earned an R-rating 10 years ago. It's also problematic that many moviegoers, including 6-year-olds, can buy tickets to PG-13 fare without challenge." (para 8)
"As Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has repeatedly suggested (echoing my own recommendation to the House Judiciary Committee in 1999), we could all benefit from a "universal ratings system" with broadcast TV, cable, movies, video games and music CDs all categorized according to the same formula. The right scheme should follow the movie system of G, PG, R-13 (replacing PG-13), R and NC-17. Applying these recognizable and voluntary designations across the board could help inform the public, making for more savvy, vigilant consumers of every sort of entertainment offering." (para 12)
good source. This brings up the issue of television and radio ratings and how they differ from movie ratings making it very confusing to decide what is good or not.
Cable TV Could Get Its Mouth Washed Out.
Authors:
Yang, Catherine
Lowry, Tom
Dunham, Richard S.
Source:
Business Week; 5/2/2005 Issue 3931, p47-47, 2/3p, 1c
"Cable faces a formidable coalition that includes the conservative Parents Television Council and liberal Consumers Union -- along with religious broadcasters and even Walt Disney Co., which is bucking other media companies. “We don't wake up in the morning looking for indecency rules for any of our businesses,” says Disney lobbyist Preston Padden. But if there are rules, “they should be the same for broadcast and expanded basic cable programming.” (para 3)
"À la carte is a backdoor attempt to influence content by forcing cable operators to let consumers pick the channels that they want to buy. If parents could choose their channels instead of having to select one of the packages offered by the cable companies, the argument goes, then they could get the kid-friendly Disney Channel, for example, without also signing up for the more risqué MTV." (para 5)
Good source. From McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Copyright of Business Week.
Yang, Catherine
Lowry, Tom
Dunham, Richard S.
Source:
Business Week; 5/2/2005 Issue 3931, p47-47, 2/3p, 1c
"Cable faces a formidable coalition that includes the conservative Parents Television Council and liberal Consumers Union -- along with religious broadcasters and even Walt Disney Co., which is bucking other media companies. “We don't wake up in the morning looking for indecency rules for any of our businesses,” says Disney lobbyist Preston Padden. But if there are rules, “they should be the same for broadcast and expanded basic cable programming.” (para 3)
"À la carte is a backdoor attempt to influence content by forcing cable operators to let consumers pick the channels that they want to buy. If parents could choose their channels instead of having to select one of the packages offered by the cable companies, the argument goes, then they could get the kid-friendly Disney Channel, for example, without also signing up for the more risqué MTV." (para 5)
Good source. From McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Copyright of Business Week.
Firms profit by editing the dirty bits out of movies.
Source:
National Catholic Reporter; 9/9/2005, Vol. 41 Issue 39, p3-3, 1/5p
"Under the Family Movie Act, which President Bush signed into law in April, unauthorized editing of Hollywood movies is legal." (para 3)
" "I like being able to watch movies in my home without having that wince factor when something comes up," said Bill Aho, cheif executive officer of Clear play, a firm that manufactures censoring devices." (para 6)
"Aho's firm makes a filtering device that allows viewers to customize movies and delete what they find offensive. He says it is being marketed in all 50 states." (para 7)
"Clean Flicks, a company that physically edits the movies and then sells or rents the edited versions along with the originals. "It's about providing the consumer with a choice in entertainment," says founder Ray Lines." (para 8)
Good Source from National Catholic Reporter in the Religion & Ethics Newsweekly.
National Catholic Reporter; 9/9/2005, Vol. 41 Issue 39, p3-3, 1/5p
"Under the Family Movie Act, which President Bush signed into law in April, unauthorized editing of Hollywood movies is legal." (para 3)
" "I like being able to watch movies in my home without having that wince factor when something comes up," said Bill Aho, cheif executive officer of Clear play, a firm that manufactures censoring devices." (para 6)
"Aho's firm makes a filtering device that allows viewers to customize movies and delete what they find offensive. He says it is being marketed in all 50 states." (para 7)
"Clean Flicks, a company that physically edits the movies and then sells or rents the edited versions along with the originals. "It's about providing the consumer with a choice in entertainment," says founder Ray Lines." (para 8)
Good Source from National Catholic Reporter in the Religion & Ethics Newsweekly.
THE GREAT FIREWALL OF CHINA.
Authors:
Einhorn, BruceElgin, Ben
Source:
Business Week; 1/23/2006 Issue 3968, p32-34, 3p, 2c
"Getting a phone call from the government is one part of the picture. What few Westerners know is the size and scope of China's censorship machine and the process by which multinationals, however reluctantly, censor themselves. Few also know that China's censors have kept up with changing technologies, from cell phone text messaging to blogs." (para 3)
"The agencies that watch over the Net employ more than 30,000 people to prowl Web sites, blogs, and chat rooms on the lookout for offensive content as well as scammers. In the U.S., by contrast, the entire CIA employs an estimated 16,000 people." (para 4)
"This group, which has included Yahoo but not Google, are pressured to sign the government's "Public Pledge on Self-Discipline for the Chinese Internet Industry," the U.S. State Dept. says. Under the agreement, they promise not to disseminate information that "breaks laws or spreads superstition or obscenity," or that "may jeopardize state security and disrupt social stability." Translation: "If you own something, you're responsible for what's there," says Nicholas Bequelin, a researcher for Human Rights Watch in Hong Kong. That leads companies to "err on the side of caution and self-censorship."" (para 6)
"For those who can't see the characters on the wall, Beijing has plenty of backup. All Internet traffic entering or leaving China must pass through government-controlled gateways -- that is, banks of computers -- where e-mail and Web-site requests are monitored. E-mail with offending words such as "Taiwan independence" or "democracy" can be pulled aside and trashed. And when a mainland user tries to open a page that's blacklisted, the gateway will simply deny access. Search for "Tiananmen Massacre" in China, for example, and 90 of the top 100 sites that mention it are blocked, according to the OpenNet Initiative, an Internet watchdog group. The Net operators' response? "We are trying to provide as much information as possible," says Robin Li, chairman of Baidu.com Inc., China's top search engine. "But we need to obey Chinese law."" (para 7)
"Thought Police
China has the world's most sophisticated system for monitoring the Net. It can block sites and e-mail messages that criticize Beijing's policies on Tibet, the Falun Gong movement, or human rights. Here's how it works:
CHOKE POINTS All Net traffic in China has to pass through a handful of gateways where censors can check what's coming in and out. These block access to sensitive sites including CNN, the BBC, and Amnesty International.
SENSITIVE SEARCH Filters catch terms such as "democracy" or "dissident," and the results omit pages Beijing doesn't like. While censors do some of this, search engines also screen results to show only acceptable sites.
BLOCKED BLOGS Net companies keep bloggers and chat rooms within certain bounds. The government provides blog-hosting companies with banned words but lets them decide how to enforce the rules. Experts say this leads to greater censorship.
ANONYMITY, NOT Internet cafes, where many Chinese go online, must use software that stores data on each user. Similarly, bloggers must register with authorities, making it risky to write about off-limits subjects.
PEOPLE POWER China employs at least 30,000 Net cops who monitor Web sites and scour the fast-evolving Internet landscape to ferret out politically sensitive content as well as pornography and various scams.
TEXT TROUBLE In 2004 hackers discovered a list of 987 words that are blocked in the popular QQ instant-messaging program. The authorities also required phone companies to install filtering software to block offensive text messages."
Good source. Very helpful.
Einhorn, BruceElgin, Ben
Source:
Business Week; 1/23/2006 Issue 3968, p32-34, 3p, 2c
"Getting a phone call from the government is one part of the picture. What few Westerners know is the size and scope of China's censorship machine and the process by which multinationals, however reluctantly, censor themselves. Few also know that China's censors have kept up with changing technologies, from cell phone text messaging to blogs." (para 3)
"The agencies that watch over the Net employ more than 30,000 people to prowl Web sites, blogs, and chat rooms on the lookout for offensive content as well as scammers. In the U.S., by contrast, the entire CIA employs an estimated 16,000 people." (para 4)
"This group, which has included Yahoo but not Google, are pressured to sign the government's "Public Pledge on Self-Discipline for the Chinese Internet Industry," the U.S. State Dept. says. Under the agreement, they promise not to disseminate information that "breaks laws or spreads superstition or obscenity," or that "may jeopardize state security and disrupt social stability." Translation: "If you own something, you're responsible for what's there," says Nicholas Bequelin, a researcher for Human Rights Watch in Hong Kong. That leads companies to "err on the side of caution and self-censorship."" (para 6)
"For those who can't see the characters on the wall, Beijing has plenty of backup. All Internet traffic entering or leaving China must pass through government-controlled gateways -- that is, banks of computers -- where e-mail and Web-site requests are monitored. E-mail with offending words such as "Taiwan independence" or "democracy" can be pulled aside and trashed. And when a mainland user tries to open a page that's blacklisted, the gateway will simply deny access. Search for "Tiananmen Massacre" in China, for example, and 90 of the top 100 sites that mention it are blocked, according to the OpenNet Initiative, an Internet watchdog group. The Net operators' response? "We are trying to provide as much information as possible," says Robin Li, chairman of Baidu.com Inc., China's top search engine. "But we need to obey Chinese law."" (para 7)
"Thought Police
China has the world's most sophisticated system for monitoring the Net. It can block sites and e-mail messages that criticize Beijing's policies on Tibet, the Falun Gong movement, or human rights. Here's how it works:
CHOKE POINTS All Net traffic in China has to pass through a handful of gateways where censors can check what's coming in and out. These block access to sensitive sites including CNN, the BBC, and Amnesty International.
SENSITIVE SEARCH Filters catch terms such as "democracy" or "dissident," and the results omit pages Beijing doesn't like. While censors do some of this, search engines also screen results to show only acceptable sites.
BLOCKED BLOGS Net companies keep bloggers and chat rooms within certain bounds. The government provides blog-hosting companies with banned words but lets them decide how to enforce the rules. Experts say this leads to greater censorship.
ANONYMITY, NOT Internet cafes, where many Chinese go online, must use software that stores data on each user. Similarly, bloggers must register with authorities, making it risky to write about off-limits subjects.
PEOPLE POWER China employs at least 30,000 Net cops who monitor Web sites and scour the fast-evolving Internet landscape to ferret out politically sensitive content as well as pornography and various scams.
TEXT TROUBLE In 2004 hackers discovered a list of 987 words that are blocked in the popular QQ instant-messaging program. The authorities also required phone companies to install filtering software to block offensive text messages."
Good source. Very helpful.
HOW TO BYPASS BIG BROTHER.
Edited By Dan Beucke
Source:
Business Week; 2/6/2006 Issue 3970, p12-12, 1/4p
Copyright 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
"• WHY READ IT In many countries, including China, blogging can lead to jail time. Read this to gather advice -- in English, Chinese, Arabic, or Farsi -- on how to blog while being truly anonymous.
• NOTABLE POST From a guide to anonymous blogging in Malaysia: "Another social option is to use Adopt a Blog, http://www.adoptablog.org/. Designed primarily for blocked blogs in China, you can contact this service to request that someone outside your country host a blog on their server. The server hosting your blog is unlikely to be blocked…""
Source:
Business Week; 2/6/2006 Issue 3970, p12-12, 1/4p
Copyright 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
"• WHY READ IT In many countries, including China, blogging can lead to jail time. Read this to gather advice -- in English, Chinese, Arabic, or Farsi -- on how to blog while being truly anonymous.
• NOTABLE POST From a guide to anonymous blogging in Malaysia: "Another social option is to use Adopt a Blog, http://www.adoptablog.org/. Designed primarily for blocked blogs in China, you can contact this service to request that someone outside your country host a blog on their server. The server hosting your blog is unlikely to be blocked…""
A Fallen Net Star Stages a Comeback.
Authors:
Einhorn, Bruce
Source:
Business Week Online; 3/1/2006, p10-10, 1p
"While people in the U.S. talk about Internet censorship in China, millions of Chinese in their teens and 20s are obsessed with breaking through to the next level of games operated by Shanda and its rivals. That's a much bigger concern than figuring out ways to break through the firewall blocking search results on Google (GOOG)." (para 7)
Source first appeared in Buisness Week Online.
Einhorn, Bruce
Source:
Business Week Online; 3/1/2006, p10-10, 1p
"While people in the U.S. talk about Internet censorship in China, millions of Chinese in their teens and 20s are obsessed with breaking through to the next level of games operated by Shanda and its rivals. That's a much bigger concern than figuring out ways to break through the firewall blocking search results on Google (GOOG)." (para 7)
Source first appeared in Buisness Week Online.
Help Keep the Free Press Free.
Authors:
Goral, Tim tgoral@universitybusiness.com
Source:
University Business; Jul2006, Vol. 9 Issue 7, p13-13, 1p
" 'Whether it is censorship, theft of publications, removal of advisors, or another tactic, some administrators teach students the lesson that the First Admendment comes second to their own point of view.'" (13)
Good. Showed the original article.
Goral, Tim tgoral@universitybusiness.com
Source:
University Business; Jul2006, Vol. 9 Issue 7, p13-13, 1p
" 'Whether it is censorship, theft of publications, removal of advisors, or another tactic, some administrators teach students the lesson that the First Admendment comes second to their own point of view.'" (13)
Good. Showed the original article.
Search Engines Censured for Censorship.
Authors:
Einhorn, Bruce
Source:
Business Week Online; 8/11/2006, p9-9, 1p
"All year, human-rights and free-speech advocates have been chastising big U.S. Internet companies for helping to censor the Internet in China. Critics of Beijing's policies have focused on Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), and Microsoft (MSFT), all of whose search engines operate in China under requirements to filter results from many Web sites related to such things as independence movements in Taiwan and Tibet, democracy advocates, and the Falun Gong religious movement." (para 2)
"Mary Osako, a Yahoo spokeswoman, said, "We believe our presence in a country that restricts freedom of expression significantly benefits a country's citizens through access to services and information. We believe we can make more of a difference by having even a limited presence and growing our influence, than we can by not operating in a particular country at all." (para 7)
"What should come next? Even a harsh Beijing critic like MacKinnon agrees that a complete withdrawal from the Chinese market is not a good idea. "It probably is better to engage," she says. Instead of pulling out of China, the big U.S. search engines should provide more information to their Chinese users about the type of censorship that they are enforcing, she says. "The next step is to get more specific," says MacKinnon. For instance, in France and Germany, search engines have to follow laws prohibiting access to neo-Nazi and other hate sites, and so companies censor searches and inform their users of the reason for the censorship. Right now that sort of disclosure doesn't happen in China." (para 17)
Good site. Informative. Business Week Online.
Einhorn, Bruce
Source:
Business Week Online; 8/11/2006, p9-9, 1p
"All year, human-rights and free-speech advocates have been chastising big U.S. Internet companies for helping to censor the Internet in China. Critics of Beijing's policies have focused on Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), and Microsoft (MSFT), all of whose search engines operate in China under requirements to filter results from many Web sites related to such things as independence movements in Taiwan and Tibet, democracy advocates, and the Falun Gong religious movement." (para 2)
"Mary Osako, a Yahoo spokeswoman, said, "We believe our presence in a country that restricts freedom of expression significantly benefits a country's citizens through access to services and information. We believe we can make more of a difference by having even a limited presence and growing our influence, than we can by not operating in a particular country at all." (para 7)
"What should come next? Even a harsh Beijing critic like MacKinnon agrees that a complete withdrawal from the Chinese market is not a good idea. "It probably is better to engage," she says. Instead of pulling out of China, the big U.S. search engines should provide more information to their Chinese users about the type of censorship that they are enforcing, she says. "The next step is to get more specific," says MacKinnon. For instance, in France and Germany, search engines have to follow laws prohibiting access to neo-Nazi and other hate sites, and so companies censor searches and inform their users of the reason for the censorship. Right now that sort of disclosure doesn't happen in China." (para 17)
Good site. Informative. Business Week Online.
Banning Borat.
Authors:
Gogoi, Pallavi
Source:
Business Week Online; 11/7/2006, p16-16, 1p
"The movie Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, is a sensation in the U.S., opening as the top-grossing film this past weekend by pulling in more than $26 million. But it won't be readily available for viewing in Kazakhstan.
The country's largest movie chain, Otau Cinema, has banned the film. "We consider this movie offensive, a complete lie, and nonsense," said Ruslan Sultan, distribution manager for the chain, according to Reuters." (para 3-4)
"First names like "babe" are unacceptable, which is why the movie Babe about the lovable pig that herded sheep was banned. Saturday Night Fever is also banned, some say because it may be deemed to cause chaos in the community." (para 5)
"But movie bans often have the opposite of their intended effect, sparking headlines and getting people more interested in the films. "Kazakhstan should embrace the movie and use it to promote tourism; after all, no one was talking about Kazakhstan last week -- this week, everybody is," says Drew Neisser, president and CEO of brand consultants Renegade Marketing Group. "There's nothing like banning a movie to make every person want to see it."" (para 12)
Good source first found in Business Week Online.
Gogoi, Pallavi
Source:
Business Week Online; 11/7/2006, p16-16, 1p
"The movie Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, is a sensation in the U.S., opening as the top-grossing film this past weekend by pulling in more than $26 million. But it won't be readily available for viewing in Kazakhstan.
The country's largest movie chain, Otau Cinema, has banned the film. "We consider this movie offensive, a complete lie, and nonsense," said Ruslan Sultan, distribution manager for the chain, according to Reuters." (para 3-4)
"First names like "babe" are unacceptable, which is why the movie Babe about the lovable pig that herded sheep was banned. Saturday Night Fever is also banned, some say because it may be deemed to cause chaos in the community." (para 5)
"But movie bans often have the opposite of their intended effect, sparking headlines and getting people more interested in the films. "Kazakhstan should embrace the movie and use it to promote tourism; after all, no one was talking about Kazakhstan last week -- this week, everybody is," says Drew Neisser, president and CEO of brand consultants Renegade Marketing Group. "There's nothing like banning a movie to make every person want to see it."" (para 12)
Good source first found in Business Week Online.
Nations that Censor the Net.
Authors:
MacMillan, Douglas
Source:
Business Week Online; 11/10/2006, p8-8, 1p
"Reporters Without Borders calls out China, Myanmar, Belarus, and 10 other countries for quashing online political and religious expression." (para 1)
" "We wanted to raise awareness of the history of censorship in these countries among democratic nations, who tend to take advantage of Internet freedoms," says Reporters Without Borders spokeswoman Lucie Morillon. "But we also wanted to provide a means for people in repressed countries to show solidarity."
The group recently staged a 24-hour protest in public spaces of New York and Paris, condemning China and 12 other countries for their steps toward repressive censorship of Internet journalists. The group cited the wrongful jailing of at least 61 "cyber-dissident" reporters, 52 of whom currently remain in Chinese prisons." (para 2)
"The Belarus government, under President Alexander Lukashenko, has been criticized for monopolizing communication systems to block Web sites that even hint at political opposition, particularly during election season. Last year, Pavel Morozov, a former student of the European Humanitarian University and member of the Third Way opposition group, was jailed by the KGB at age 26 when he posted homemade animations critical of the President on the Internet." (para 7)
"In North Korea, for example, Dictator Kim Jong-Il has absolute control of North Korea's media, and grants only a few thousand citizens access to the Internet. When these privileged Net surfers log on, however, they find only around 30 Web sites, which are filled with photos of the leader and praise for the government. The Vietnamese government threatens penalties of as long as three years in jail for voicing democratic sentiments online." (para 9)
"Reporters Without Borders, a 21-year-old organization, calls the protest a success and may consider a similar event in the future. Its long-term goal is to encourage all 13 nations to change their policies toward censorship to the point where they can be removed from the list." (para 11)
This article is good. It says where it first came from. "This article first appeared at http://www.Business Week Online."
MacMillan, Douglas
Source:
Business Week Online; 11/10/2006, p8-8, 1p
"Reporters Without Borders calls out China, Myanmar, Belarus, and 10 other countries for quashing online political and religious expression." (para 1)
" "We wanted to raise awareness of the history of censorship in these countries among democratic nations, who tend to take advantage of Internet freedoms," says Reporters Without Borders spokeswoman Lucie Morillon. "But we also wanted to provide a means for people in repressed countries to show solidarity."
The group recently staged a 24-hour protest in public spaces of New York and Paris, condemning China and 12 other countries for their steps toward repressive censorship of Internet journalists. The group cited the wrongful jailing of at least 61 "cyber-dissident" reporters, 52 of whom currently remain in Chinese prisons." (para 2)
"The Belarus government, under President Alexander Lukashenko, has been criticized for monopolizing communication systems to block Web sites that even hint at political opposition, particularly during election season. Last year, Pavel Morozov, a former student of the European Humanitarian University and member of the Third Way opposition group, was jailed by the KGB at age 26 when he posted homemade animations critical of the President on the Internet." (para 7)
"In North Korea, for example, Dictator Kim Jong-Il has absolute control of North Korea's media, and grants only a few thousand citizens access to the Internet. When these privileged Net surfers log on, however, they find only around 30 Web sites, which are filled with photos of the leader and praise for the government. The Vietnamese government threatens penalties of as long as three years in jail for voicing democratic sentiments online." (para 9)
"Reporters Without Borders, a 21-year-old organization, calls the protest a success and may consider a similar event in the future. Its long-term goal is to encourage all 13 nations to change their policies toward censorship to the point where they can be removed from the list." (para 11)
This article is good. It says where it first came from. "This article first appeared at http://www.Business Week Online."
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
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Source: Consumer Reports on Health; Oct2006, Vol. 18 Issue 10, p10-10, 2/3p
"one study of 40 patients found that listening to mellow music reduced stress, blood pressure and heart rate during and after eye surgery." (1)
"after three weeks the listeners said they were sleeping significantly longer and felt less drowsy during the day than a control group did." (1)
"less short-term pain" (1)
"less choronic pain" (1)
This seems like a good source. It comes from Consumer Reports on Health.
Source: Consumer Reports on Health; Oct2006, Vol. 18 Issue 10, p10-10, 2/3p
"one study of 40 patients found that listening to mellow music reduced stress, blood pressure and heart rate during and after eye surgery." (1)
"after three weeks the listeners said they were sleeping significantly longer and felt less drowsy during the day than a control group did." (1)
"less short-term pain" (1)
"less choronic pain" (1)
This seems like a good source. It comes from Consumer Reports on Health.
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