JMC 20001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Dissolution Of The Soviet Union, Abu Ghraib Torture And Prisoner Abuse, Motor Oil
7 Dec 2018
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In the united states: the first amendment: freedom of the press, we have a government, but our press is free with the responsibility to monitor the government, so it doesn"t abuse its power. The origins of free expression and a free press: english law required licenses for all published work, poet john milton argued in 1644 that all ideas, even false ones should circulate freely in a democratic society. Models for expression and speech: authoritarian, public needs guidance from elite and educated ruling class. Today the model is practiced in some asian, latin american and african countries: communist or state model, controlled by government. Leaders believe they are enlightened, and press should serve goals and needs of state. Some criticism is tolerated, but ideas that challenge state authority are not. In decline, but still operating in china, cuba, iran, and. North korea: libertarian, encourages vigorous government criticism and supports the highest degree of freedom for individual speech and news operations.
