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1. Censorship in Public Relations

2. Public Relations and law Seitel (2010), p.135) writes “ The internet has introduced a new dimension to the law affecting free speech. Not all speech is created equal” “ First Amendment protection with, among other tests, the particular medium of expression. For example, speech that would be perfectly accepted if uttered in a public park could constitutionally be banned from broadcast from a sound truck.” (Seitel, The Practice of Public Relations (2010),p.135)

3. Censorship Communications Decency Act (CDA) was passed in Congress 1996 which introduced criminal penalties, which could enforce a fine of as much as $250, 00 and a prison term to two years for making indecent speech available to “a person under 18 years of age”. (Seitel, The Practice of Public Relations (2010),p.135)

4. First Article of Bill Of Rights “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievance” — The first article of the Bill of Rights

5. History By the 20th century in America, censorship became directed to material they found obscene such as, James Joyce’s Ulysses and D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley's Lover.

6. Guidelines Individuals have the right to be left alone and to withhold certain information about them self from public scrutiny. Does the person have a "reasonable" expectation of privacy? Is the information of "public concern"? Is it highly offensive?

7. Employee Newsletter Guidelines Keep the focus on organization-related activities. Have employees submit "personals" in writing. Double-check all information for accuracy. Ask: "Will this embarrass anyone or cause someone to be the butt of jokes?" Don't rely on secondhand information: confirm the facts with the person involved. Don't include racial or ethic designations of employees in any articles.

8. Credits http://www.serendipity.li/cda.html#bill_of_rights http://www.answers.com/topic/censorship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dsdzVgrTR8 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=93541706 http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring02/weissbaum/INDEX.html http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.karinsbooknook.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/censorship1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.karinsbooknook.com/%3Fattachment_id%3D2628&usg=__BivFW-OO8SK33Ei9aJ7an-VDiOE=&h=300&w=300&sz=29&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=_2ednOSvzENLFM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=121&ei=_CFcTZu3I5KFtgfR2cWJCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcensorship%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1004%26bih%3D583%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=294&vpy=89&dur=110&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=140&ty=104&oei=_CFcTZu3I5KFtgfR2cWJCw&page=1&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0 Seitel, F.P. (2010). The Practice of Public Relations, 11th ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.