television censorship?

Hope Lundmark: I think censorship and laws of decency violation are being confused.Offensive words are BLEEPED and human private parts are blurred on TV. There is a 7-second broadcast delay in radio and TV to help media stay in compliance so they don't get sued, but it's not censorship.Censorship is the Bush Administration making it illegal for news photographers to photograph Iraq soldiers in flag-draped body bags being shipped back to the US because they didn't want the public to know the truth about increasing number of lives being lost. I don't think anyone would admit being a proponent of censorship, even the perpetrators who do so on a regular basis. It's more like a dirty little secret, like buying porn magazines. Censorship, in any form, violates our constitution. It's important because the political party in power in Washington uses censorship to manipulate the press to suppress factual information unfavorable to party interests.It's important to know censorship ! is happening in order to stop it, but censorship itself provides no benefit that would qualify it as important to our society....Show more

Aubrey Tirri: Most censorship has to do with complying with the wishes of the advertisers, and it's the advertisers that make television possible. Companies that advertise can't be seen being tolerant of things that conservative buyers would find offensive.

Samara Siewers: exciting theory... the FCC extremely only controls BROADCAST television and has little or no administration over cable..... look at MTV, HBO, and different cable channels !! positive you watch a uk practice... you would be taken aback to work out the regulations in different worldwide places !! attempt North Korea, Venezuela, China, The Philippines, Singapore, etc..

Rose Krouse: Here is a censorship pro for you....Did you see Visanthe Shiancoe of the Minnesota Vikings naked in the locker room the other day on national TV? Enough said!!

Oda Mau! son: it violates the first amendmentThings you say in public a! re protected speech, why are things you say on public airwaves NOT protected?