Wednesday, February 28, 2007
should there be ceonsorship in radio?
My question to all of you out there is should there be censorship in radio? This censorship includes putting ratings on the shows and editing certain content from shows. Howard Stern has paved the way for open public radio, to share ideas freely no matter how crude they may be. Is this good for radio? You decide and let me know!
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Yes. Radio isn't something that is as easy to control as television. Parents can block out channels on a cable t.v. and satelite with a passcode or other method. However, because parents have no way of controlling what thier kids listen too, someone needs to be able to make sure it is appropriate for all ages.
I think radio and television censorship go hand in hand. Although it's not as easy to warn viewers of the content of the radio program, it still is open to the public, just like televsion. I think censorship in general is going way too far, but radio should follow the same guidelines to censorship as television.
the radio should definately be censored. It is so easy for a family to be driving in the car and scan the stations and hear god nows what. When i was growing up the radio was alot better with censoring the curse words, today pretty much anything goes. It is teaching kids that swearing is ok.
If you're talking about radio shows, then yes, I think there should be censorship. I do believe in freedom of speech, but I think you should be able to know what you're in for with a radio talk show, so that in case there may be children and you don't want them hearing things, they don't have to. It shouldn't be so much that they take everything "bad" off the radio, just that if the content is questionable to certain ages, there should be some kind of warning.
Radio censorship!! Ha. I think America is way too uptight sometimes. If you're not comfortable with it, don't listen to it. You can't control everything!! Yeah, there is some things I'd rather never hear (ever) but I can't say "Get off the radio!" I just avoid the station and forbid my kids from listening to it. Easy as pie!
No, i think the radio is fine just the way it has been for years and still is. Yes now we have XM radio which you have to pay for so i guess you can have ratings for that because you have to pay for what you want.
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