Freedom of expressionIn the mass media

And the new media Any limits ?

By : Aharmane Tariq

Eddahabi Omar Oussaid Youssef Tamani Hamza

English Studies, Semester 2, Group E. Media studies presentation in Mrs. drissi. Class.

The plan :• Definition of freedom of expression• Freedom of expression through history

• Freedom of expression in mass media • The particular case of morocco

• Freedom of expression and internet• And its limits

• Our personal opinion • Survey

Definition

Freedom of expression is the freedom to communicate ideas without restraint, whether

orally or in print or by any other means of communication

Freedom of expression through history

• 399 B.C.E The trial of Socrates

Freedom of expression through history

• 1633 C.E The trial of Galileo

Freedom of expression through history

• 1633 C.E The trial of Galileo

Freedom of expression through history

• 1788 C.E Immanuel Kant

“The critique of practical reason”

Freedom of expression through history

• Voltaire

“Monsieur l’abbé, I detest What you write, but I

wouldGive my life to make it

Possible for you to continue

To write”

Freedom of expression through history

A supreme court judge

Wendell Holmes

Freedom of expression through history

Chomsky Manufacturing consent

Freedom of expression through history

Salman Rushdie

The Satanic VersesAdel Imam

Mass media and freedom of expression

Mass media and freedom of expression

Mass media and freedom of expression

Mass media and freedom of expression

Freedom of expression in Morocco

Freedom of expression in Morocco

Freedom of expression in Morocco

Freedom of expression and internet

Freedom of expression & internet

•Economic Freedom (free market)

•Religious Freedom

•Freedom of Movement

•Self Defense

•Political Freedom

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION & INTERNET

“The internet made freedom of expression a

reality not just a principle or a theory”

Freedom of expression &internet

• The limits of freedom of expression

The limits of freedom of expression

•Trolling issue

The limits of freedom of expression

•An example of trolling

Our personal opinion

Survey

Do you think it’s all right to criticize freely the government and the political power in general?

79%

21%

statistics

Yes:it's good for democracy

No:it would bring chaos in the country

Do you think it’s alright to speak freely about very sensitive issues like “SAHARA” and “SANAOUAT

RASSASS” ?

84%

16%

statistics

Yes: It's good for democracyNo: It would bring chaos in the country

Do you think it’s all right to criticize freely the religion –in our case: ISLAM– ?

33%

66%

1%

statistics

Yes: It's good for freedom of religionNo: Religion is sacred No answer

Do you think we should in our Moroccan TV’s and cinema cut extreme violent and sexual

scenes ?

47%

6%

26%

20%

1%

Statistics

Yes for bothOnly for violent scenesOnly for sexual scenesNo censorshipNo answer

Do you think the internet needs limitations?

47%52%

1%

Statistics

Yes: Some extreme opinions must not be toleratedNo: The internet should be completely freeNo answer

Summary

No restriction Religion + TV Religion + TV + Politics0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

18%

71%

11%

Percentage

Percentage

The End