Censorship in Politics on the Rise

A recent New York Times article has revealed that an increasing number of political interviews are censored by the politicians themselves.

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[Tom C]

This isn't government censorship. This is a private individual saying to a reporter, "yes I will talk to you, but if you're going to quote me then I want to exercise my rights to make sure that I get my point across in a non controversial way" If it was the government saying to a news source "you can't use this quote unless we say it's ok", then it would be government censorship. People get confused because sometimes we forget that politicians are people too, we think that politician = govt.

[ayeperea]

The Giver is a good book.

[max syer]

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[thee33tgamer]

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[bontentengu]

Politicians should not be able to limit the use of quotes. It's what they actually said and I believe that's why politicians have to be smart about public appearance.

[Mari Juana]

oh thx for your advice, sir!

[DarkSigiles]

You missed friend, the weed video is one step earlier..

[Mari Juana]

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[Tom C]

I hardly doubt that in the age of technology as it is today that anyone, politician or celebrity, could completely hide anything. If anything, the sort of things discussed in this video just go to show that interviews with politicians are just chances for them to recite some rhetoric for a reporter, which is something I think we all knew already...

[Tom C]

Well, unlike you obviously, I know that I do no spew magnificent rhetoric at the drop of a hat. If I were to slip up and say something that I didn't mean, I would hope that the reporter would be decent enough not to run it, unfortunately with the hostile situation we have with our press, we know that wouldn't happen, so individual people are forced to protect themselves from the press sometimes.

[Tom C]

self censorship, not government censorship, if the press can't grow some balls and refuse to sign those agreements, that's not the person's fault, they are trying to defend their rights...

[Darknes2DWC]

It might not be government censorship, but it doesn't negate the fact that if a politician happens to say something that might not be good, we wouldn't ever know about it.

Basically you don't actually know anything about your politicians, just what they want you to.