China & Censorship
Censorship Suppressing or limiting information released in books, news, radio, movies, websites, etc. Often done by the government to control the information the public has and to exercise more control over the people in a society.
Tiananmen Square http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/jun/04/tiananmen-square-25-years-protest-massacre-china-video-report
Google search of Tiananmen Square in America
Google search of Tiananmen Square in China
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America
Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China
Tiananmen Square in American Textbook
Tiananmen Square in Chinese Textbook
Websites banned or limited in China Twitter Instagram Wikipedia Gmail.com Google maps Facebook Youtube
Chinese censorship More than 2,700 websites are blocked in China. Thousands more are limited It is estimated that the government employs nearly 1 million people to help monitor and censor the internet. Many international news and radio websites are blocked in China.
On the back or a separate sheet of paper, write 2 paragraphs (minimum of 3-5 sentences in each) answering the following questions: Do you feel the Chinese government has the right to censor the information their citizens know and the websites they can access? Why or why not? Do Americans take their freedom of speech and information for granted. Why or why not?
Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters
Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters
Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters
Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters
Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters
Assignment Create a freedom of speech or anti-censorship poster. Poster must be 8 ½ x 11 Can be color or black & white