Index on Censorship
Ian Jack argues that an editor must ask what good the publication of an article or a cartoon will do. And additionally, what harm will accrue. The British press, in his opinion, has done the right thing by not publishing the Danish cartoons. Another commentator, Salil Tripathi, takes the opposite tack. Haunted by the ghost of Khomeini, and resurrecting Rushdie, Tripathi argues that everyone has the right to speak; the right not to listen; and the right to be a schmuck.
To read the Index on Censorship, go here.
Where responsibility cannot be relied upon, there must be some level of restriction and censorship. Recent events have proven this.
Comment by jamal — February 11, 2006 @ 5:10 pm