Please refer to the 3 different types of censorship covered in these papers to create the conclusion. Our team is taking the stance against it. Also, please help to create a power point presentation with the most important points of the these conclusions

Political censorship happens when a country’s government makes efforts to hide, fake, twist, or falsify information in order to achieve a particular agenda. In most cases, political censorship is done in order to protect the interests of those who are in position, to destroy those who are in opposition, to prevent destabilization and chaos, and to promote better control and authority over the people (Rogin, 2018). Throughout the recent history of our society, political censorship has existed across all countries and America is no exception. Through the years, there have already been several incidences where the American government has been accused of doing political censorship. For example, the administration of President George W. Bush during the 2000’s has been accused of political censorship about the 2003 invasion of Iraq (Rogin, 2018). Reporters who accompanied the operation were subjected to political censorship so that they would not reveal the unit’s actual location. During the Reagan administration, American journalists were not allowed to go to the island during the initial invasion of Grenada by the United States. Even way back during the American Civil War, political censorship already existed as the US Postmaster General prevented the distribution of mails that carried abolitionist pamphlets. And there are a lot more other examples that can be included here, but the point has already been made, that political censorship has existed in American society for as long as we can remember.

Of course political censorship has its pros and cons. But basically, it depends on the nature and the objective of the censorship that was done. Among its biggest disadvantage is that it can lead to great distrust. Governments that are heavily accused of political censorship in order to conceal the truth about corruption and poor governance would experience a massive loss of the people’s trust. The citizens would find it hard to trust and respect their government if the government lies about the true nature of the people in position. Censorship also allows the corrupt to remain in power and limit the ability of the opposition to remove them from power. By concealing the truth about corruption and poor governance, the public will think that their government is doing them right and this would make it hard for the opposition to gain public support against their government. Political censorship can also lead to the wrongful public persecution of people. A government can discredit the credentials of certain people, organizations, and even other governments by releasing false or modified information to the public. This is often the case when those people, organizations, and governments are not on the same side with that particular government.

But political censorship can also have great benefits. First, it is an effective tool to prevent unnecessary conflict. By manipulating information released to the public, the government can avoid unnecessary conflicts that can inhibit growth and progress. Political censorship is also a very effective tool in maintaining privacy and security for the country. There are lots of sensitive military and government information that are needed to be concealed in order to prevent them from going to the hands of terrorists. Political censorship is needed to conceal defensive strategies of the government against agents of terror and violence. Political censorship can also help in maintaining peace and order among the people. It is a very effective tool in controlling panic and fear among the general public. By withdrawing certain information, the government can make problematic situations more manageable by preventing public chaos. It would be much harder for the government to handle situations if the people have become too violent because they were given access to certain information.

Reference:

Rogin, J. 2018. China Takes Its Political Censorship Global. Will America Resist? Retrieved November 17, 2018 from https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/china-takes-its-political-censorship-global/2018/07/26/898d40dc-90f6-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html?utm_term=.23b2a60764a6