Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech in mass media must be c
onsidered
one of the major achievements of our modern age al
ongside with Internet and latest d
iscoveries in medicine. We have a precious chance of making our judgments based
on different points of view presented in various informati
onal sources.
A struggle for
freedom of speech starts from the ancient times. The traditi
on of
freedom of speech came to us from Greece. Greeks cultivated
freedom of speech and held special forums, where famous orators performed and people could have their say. People always l
onged to be free of any obligati
ons and formalities, built up by a state, but even now there are limits to the
freedom given to mass media that are c
onsidered the speakers of the public. Some journal
ists and politicians c
onsider censure to be illegal and try to limit the censure percentage. According to the last data provided by CNN, the level of censure varies from 80% till 10% depending
on the level of prosperity and political situati
on in the country.
Freedom of speech
is just a formality in countries where the commun
ist party
is the
only political force in power. Everything that
is opposing to the main ideas and principles of the party
is blocked by censure. But in the developed countries of the west of Europe it
is easy to pass the censure and provide the informati
on for publ
ishing or
issuing.