A forced agreement

Description:

During much of the military regime in Brazil (1964-1985), an elaborate but illegal system of restrictions prevented the press from covering important news or criticizing the government. In this intriguing new book, Anne-Marie Smith investigates why the press acquiesced to this system, and why this state-administered system of restrictions was known as "self-censorship.". Smith argues that it was routine, rather than fear, that kept the lid on Brazil's press. The banality of state censorship - a mundane, encompassing set of automatically repeated procedures that functioned much like any other state bureaucracy - seemed impossible to circumvent. While the press did not consider the censorship legitimate, they were never able to develop the resources to overcome censorship's burdensome routines.

subjects: Censorship,  Freedom of the press,  Journalism,  Political aspects,  Political aspects of Journalism,  Politics and government,  Human Rights,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  Civil Rights,  Persvrijheid,  Censuur,  Political Freedom & Security,  Press, latin america,  Freedom of the press, latin america,  Liberté de la presse,  Presse,  Aspect politique,  Politique et gouvernement

Places: Brazil

Times: 20th century