Censorships.

Another Argumentative Essay for you lovely people. However, I've gotta say, I put much more effort into this one - I completed it in an hour. ;)

So here it is.

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ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING

“Censorship of the media has no benefits at all. What do you think?”

Censorship. What is it exactly? It is the practise of officially examining books, movies and other forms of mass media and suppressing unacceptable parts. However, the real question is, “Is it beneficial?” Censorship is a controversial issue in our current society - it has both benefits and faults. I shall begin with the benefits.

Firstly, censorship helps to keep the public away from any misleading information. One example would be the action of censoring footage of terrorism and brutal man slaughter to prompt the public not to panic. Individuals may be provoked into violence and destructive protesting. The facts of a news may be distorted without the use of censorship.

Secondly, with censorship, the audience is protected from excessive violence, porn and horror. Censorship helps protect the audiences who are unable to differentiate fact from fiction, thus minimising the chances of a individual trying to re-enact the incident seen from the mass media. Also, media violence may urge potential abusers to harm women and children. Students, as well, are prevented from exposure to inappropriate materials such as pornography.

Now, moving onto the faults of censorship. As you all know, censorship is a tool of national propaganda. Censorship may be manipulated, thus misleading the audience in their behaviour, speech and thoughts. This would affect the public’s opinion and prompt unnecessary conflicts. Finally, it might incur anger and suspicion among races, leading to political unrest in the nation.

Censorship without professionalism and sensitivity could possibly affect the quality and aesthetic value of a production. Films, documentary programmes, autobiography, literature materials and other mass media that contain sensuous and intellectual elements are censored at different scales by different national censorship boards. This unprofessional censorship would disappoint movie directors, the cast and the audience.

In conclusion, mass media functions to explain and describe to the human race what others do, feel and think. Globalisation have given to us access to all types of information, ranging from the internet to books. The mass media should be given the freedom of press with regards to humanity. In short, reasonable censorship in media is preferred.