[MR] music censorship

[Gail Gray]

It's not just the music stations who are being cautious.  I work at a city
newspaper and my editor postponed two of my stories which I researched and
wrote before the  tragedy. They were to run this week and next.  One was on
ethnic foods and restaurants and the other on teaching people how to be
airplane pilots.  He said he postponed these more for the sake of printing
something in poor taste which would just stir up more grief.  Since they
weren't news stories but feature stories, published in a section people read
for entertainment and escape, they were considered inappropriate.
Cecily
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From: <Lukehager at aol.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 7:09 AM
Subject: [MR] music censorship


> here's the take on this...it is such a volatile time in our country, and i
can assure you that it is not just one media corporation that is selectively
playing music these days...whether it is "right" or "wrong" right now i
think it's because of the tenuous situation we are facing...kind of like
shouting "fire" in a crowded theater--what good would it serve but to incite
emotions?  there are many songs out there that address situations like this
directly, others have veiled references that could be misconstrued...i think
the mass media is erring on the side of caution these days...now i
understand the reasoning behind it...hope this helps...isabella
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