1/3 H.S. Students Say Press Freedoms Go to Far

[DudeAsInCool]

U.S. students say press freedoms go too far

Mon Jan 31, 7:20 AM ET

By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY

One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be more restricted, and even more say the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them, according to a survey being released today.

The survey of 112,003 students finds that 36% believe newspapers should get "government approval" of stories before publishing; 51% say they should be able to publish freely; 13% have no opinion.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=...oofar&printer=1

[DudeAsInCool]

The survey of 112,003 students finds that 36% believe newspapers should get "government approval" of stories before publishing

I think these guys need some remedial education...and quickly... <_>

[Shawn]

I see the re-educations are proceeding nicely.

Careful with the thought crimes Dude.

[Kooperman]

The Bush administration is obviously funding their alternative program to No Child Left Behind...all the money is going to No Child Left With A Mind....

[DudeAsInCool]

I see the re-educations are proceeding nicely.

Careful with the thought crimes Dude.

It does seem very Orwellian, doesnt it <_>

[Ken]

112,003

Is this a sample? The entire population of a specific institution? University of Connecticut perhaps (they don't state that the "student" number comes from there)? If this was a sample, was it random? Convenient? Stratified?

What SPECIFICLY was the first of the apparent two survey questions? Was said question "leaded"?

Asked whether the press enjoys "too much freedom," not enough or about the right amount

This is a closed question with only three options and a slight lead of the question. That's a bad way to conduct a survey using standard "good" statistics methods.

However, the fact that ANYONE thinks the government should be able to "approve" media stories is scary. The main purpose of the media is to keep the government in check. You don't take a balance, and then hand control of one of the balances to the other entity.

Duh. I thought this was common sense, but apparently there are some very stupid doormats out there. They'd be a perfect fit for a totalitarian state.

Edited January 31, 2005 by Ken

[KiwiCoromandel]

uh,oh...welcome to the rise of the New Right......

[Wolfie]

This place is going down the tube. We should all move north. :nope:

[DudeAsInCool]

This place is going down the tube. We should all move north.  :nope:

Come west, young man - we dont put up with that kind of crap in California

[Redneck4sure]

Come west, young man - we dont put up with that kind of crap in California

Bring your own electricity.

[DudeAsInCool]

Bring your own electricity.

Dont worry about that either - we have a special punch to remedy that

[Redneck4sure]

3 minutes to reply.......you're getting better.

[DudeAsInCool]

3 minutes to reply.......you're getting better.

I didnt know your were counting - trump that

[Redneck4sure]

I didnt know your were counting - trump that

[DudeAsInCool]

:bigsmile:

[slum_goddess]

are you two done w/your pissing contest yet?

[DudeAsInCool]

are you two done w/your pissing contest yet?

Apparently, he is... I'm still pissin'

[Redneck4sure]

are you two done w/your pissing contest yet?

He just drank more beer than me. :wha':

[slum_goddess]

bah, excuses, excuses!

[slum_goddess]

Come west, young man - we dont put up with that kind of crap in California

insights on the realities of leaving a bit down in article: 'One option is to leave the US. Unless you're on the no-fly list you should think carefully before doing so - leaving your support network is often a mistake, Americans are going to be unpopular in many places and really, nowhere's not going to get hit, though some places will get hit less. If you do decide to leave there are basically two options - 1st World and 3rd. If you have decent but not great assets, and can liquidate them then living in the 3rd world has the advantage of being cheap...'