Censorship War in Iraq

Roles of Censorship Censorship overtakes a big part of the new industry Censorship overtakes a big part of the new industry The Bush administration plays a role in censorship because of their intimidation of the press The Bush administration plays a role in censorship because of their intimidation of the press

Results of Censorship CNN has had to self censor their news and refrain from aggressively questioning the reasoning behind the advance of soldiers to fight in Iraq. CNN has had to self censor their news and refrain from aggressively questioning the reasoning behind the advance of soldiers to fight in Iraq. CNN top war correspondent Christian Amanpour stated that “the press was muzzled in the sense that the important questions such as actual description of weapons of mass destruction could not be asked.” CNN top war correspondent Christian Amanpour stated that “the press was muzzled in the sense that the important questions such as actual description of weapons of mass destruction could not be asked.”

Political standpoint The majority of the war is based on a political standpoint The majority of the war is based on a political standpoint  There have been cases where even talk shows were cancelled due to anti-war views.  On the MSNBC network, Phil donahue’s democratic anti-war talk show was cancelled because its negative content dealing with President Bush’s decision to invade Iraq.

More censorship… YellowTimes.org website also received the same treatment because of their release of photographs on the internet of deceased U.S. soldiers and POW’s. YellowTimes.org website also received the same treatment because of their release of photographs on the internet of deceased U.S. soldiers and POW’s. It was shut down by its web hosting company due to the infringement of the ethics policy. It was shut down by its web hosting company due to the infringement of the ethics policy. The Policy does not allow deceased members of the U.S. military or POW’s to be shown to the public for obvious reasons. The Policy does not allow deceased members of the U.S. military or POW’s to be shown to the public for obvious reasons.

Soldiers lives The reason that censorship plays a positive role is that it restricts the amount of graphic content on behalf of the soldiers families. The reason that censorship plays a positive role is that it restricts the amount of graphic content on behalf of the soldiers families. However, it doesn’t always allow the American public to view the reality of what is happening in Iraq today. However, it doesn’t always allow the American public to view the reality of what is happening in Iraq today.