Government censorship

In some counties, governments censor their TV programs, broadcasts and internet strictly. For example in China，government setup three agencies to censor media. But in America, the FCC plays the roll in censorship of media only. Why such different way that government manipulate the media exist? Some people may say that a strict censorship will help to protect children from copy cat crime. Others may disagree with a strict censorship on media, because they think that over censoring the media violated the freedom spirit. As far as I am concerted censorship cast both positive and negative effect on society. So we should find out a proper way to balance them.

Before we start to solve this problem, we should know what causes the government to censor the media. As we all know some companies are willing to sacrifice ethical principle for audients rating, because violence programs, sexual speech and sensitive topics of politics, sometimes, are more attractive. Media that contain this elements may cast negative influence on children, adolescents and even adults. Children and teenagers are easily affected, because most of them do not from a complete value. In other words, they do not know what can be done and what can not. They act without a rational mind. What’s more, most of their activities are based on what they like. Is it a cool thing to do or if I do this am I look like a super hero?- A recent research in China shows that the copycat crime rate rose 68% in paste 10 years. It is in recent ten years, media in China developed a lot. So media affect teenagers a lot. It seems that in term of protecting younger age and in this serious circumstance, a strict censorship is badly required.

However, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the government censorship seems to be more flexible. It seems that a flexible censorship is reasonable, but why there exist such a different policy between this two countries? In America, one agency, the FCC, handle all of the cases. People in United States believe in individual freedom. A research shows that about 70% people opposed the government continual censoring the information on the internet.. They thought that the actions of government violated their rights to speak and to know the truth.

 Government censorship really needs a carefully planed strategy that on one hand citizens, especially children and teenagers, will not corrupted by the bad effect, on the other hand civil right will be protected. In my opinion, audience selections, that many web sides uses, may be a effective way to solve the conflict. Before people enter the web side or watch the program the audience selection system will identify the age of the audience and then automatically choose programs to the audience. Although this method will be more time consuming and the cost will be higher, yet it will effectively protect children form evil information.

My method may not be the best way to solve the problem, but modern student as I am who realized the negative effect of the problem; I am responsible to remind residents, and governments to face the problem. And make a clear blue sky for all of us in terms of the mass media.