The most recent programs for the Censorship Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=858 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:53 GMT Charles Haynes discussed the First Amendment in schools with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation's week-long government studies program. A video clip was included of a student journalist interviewing students on the topic of limiting the freedom of expression in schools. The discussion included involving students in politics and teaching citizenship in schools. The event was held at MHz Studios in Falls Church, Virginia. The Center on Congress feature was on "Excessive Partisanship." It included an interview with Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203770-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203770-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT The panel talked about the controversies surrounding intelligent design and evolution when taught in schools. Dr. Princehouse argued against intelligent design and Dr. Behe argued in favor of it. Students talked about themselves and asked questions to the panelists. Sonya Gavankar moderated. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202589-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202589-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Joel Westheimer talked about the book he edited, [Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America's Schools], published by Teachers College Press. William Ayers spoke about his contribution to the book, an essay about military recruitment in high schools. Both participants discussed the state of democratic values in American schools and how schools have responded to post-September 11 patriotism in the United States. They also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196875-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196875-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Participants discussed the First Amendment rights of students with students participating in Close Up Foundation's week-long government studies program. Topics included whether the phrase "Bong Hits for Jesus" is appropriate in a school setting. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197476-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197476-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Guests talked about court cases over students' free speech rights. Monday, March 19, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the [Morse v. Frederick] case. At issue was whether high school principal Deborah Morse in Juneau, Alaska, violated student Joseph Frederick's free speech rights by suspending him for a banner that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus." Mr. Hutton's organization filed a brief with the Court in support of principal's decision to regulate student speech. Mr. Goodman's group filed a brief with the Court supporting the student's right of free expression. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196834-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196834-4 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT The forum "Beyond Censorship: Technologies and Policies to Give Parents Control Over Children's Media Content" discussed how best to protect children from inappropriate media and guide them toward educational programming. Topics included the responsibilities of government, industry, and parents; the regulatory approach and the technological approach to control; new technologies that offer control, and new challenge such as mobile Internet video. After opening remarks and various topics for discussion were introduced, a panel discussed "Marketplace/ Technology Approaches." Then another panel discussed "Looking Ahead to the Wireless, Convergent Media World." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192880-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192880-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT The Association of American Law Schools Section on Mass Communication Law hosted a panel discussion on "Sex, Thugs and Lock 'n' Load: Minors and the Regulation of Expression." Scholars discussed indecency, censorship, and violence in the media and electronic games. They presented a video showing violence in the video game "Grand Theft Auto" and used charts and graphs. The panelists correlated the influence of violence on everyday life for children with the risk of lung cancer from secondhand smoke. They said that child protection censorship depends on allowing the censorship and maintaining tolerable limits. Following their discussion, the panelists responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. Professor Peltz moderated the panel. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190590-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190590-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Representative Jones spoke about what he sees as an environment of hostility toward conservative views on college campuses. He also responded to questions from the audience after prepared remarks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182741-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182741-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Panelists discussed state textbook adoption policies. Among the topics addressed were censorship, the influence of pressure groups in textbook selection, the quality of currently published textbooks, and alternatives to current textbook adoption policies. The panelists responded to questions from the audience. Ravitch is the author of [The Language Police]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/180018-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/180018-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Professor Ravitch talked about her book [The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn], published by Knopf. She described the censorship of books that interest groups find controversial and the guidelines concerning the sensitivity of educational materials. The author, a former assistant secretary in charge of research in the Department of Education, argued that censorship has gone largely unchecked and it has resulted in many words being removed from revised texts because they were deemed offensive. These words include bookworm, barbarian, costume, dialect, drunk, garbageman, and heroine. After her presentation she answered audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170444-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170444-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Participants discussed the rights of parents to determine curriculum and school practices for their children. They examined the importance of parental involvement in education as well as the frequent conflicts between parental rights and freedom of speech. They also took questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/79083-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/79083-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Educators, parents, children and others met to discuss the availability of the "Goosebumps" series by R.L. Stine in local school libraries in the second of two hearings, which feature comments by children and parents. Many parents have argued that the books are inappropriate for younger children because they are too frightening. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/78467-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/78467-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Participants talked about the organization's 13th annual report on school censorship that examines the limitations on textbooks, libraries, the arts and other materials. They also took questions from the press. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/66896-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/66896-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT There have been several local proposals around the U.S. to restrict minors' access to library books and materials dealing with "adult" themes such as homosexuality, euthanasia and abortion. The Fairfax County Library System, one of the largest and wealthiest in the country, has been debating whether to establish adult sections in its libraries. Proponents of restricted access sections also support coded library cards for minors and parental access to lists of books their children check out. The guests discussed the merits of such proposals. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/60818-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/60818-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT People for the American Way released a report titled, "Attacks on the Freedom to Learn," describing increased censorship in public schools. The authors of the study briefed the press on its content of and took questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/59940-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/59940-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Focus on the Family responded to a report published by People for the American Way which enumerated a rise in censorship in public schools. They argued that most of the alleged censorship was by concerned parents. They noted the need for some control over school curricula to protect children, and they cited several examples of inappropriate school materials. After prepared remarks, they took questions from the press. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/59778-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/59778-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Officials of People for the American Way met with reporters to release the results of their 11th annual report on "School Censorship Around the U.S." They defined censorship as the attempt to remove books or audio-visual materials from schools by anyone other than an individual child's parents for that particular child. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/49770-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/49770-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Kropp spoke in a news conference to announce the release of a report prepared by the People for the American Way on efforts to censor books in American school libraries. He stated that efforts to censor schoolbooks had increased over the last year, and urged more parental involvement in schools to prevent censorship efforts in the future. He discussed the tactics of attempted school censors and the books that are targeted for censorship the most over the past year. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/31723-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/31723-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Kropp released the findings of his group's study on censorship in the public schools. They found that the religious right was increasing their attack on the freedom to learn in American schools. The banning of books was the focus of the study. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/20920-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/20920-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT People for the American Way released its eighth annual nationwide study of censorship in public schools entitled, "Attacks on the Freedom to Learn." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/13745-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/13745-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT The Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2788, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for FY90. The Senate tabled the Helms Amendment No. 991, to prohibit the use of funds to promote, disseminate, or produce materials that are obscene or depict, in an offensive way, sexual or excretory activities or organs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9443-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9443-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/5519-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/5519-1 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT