Tony Blankley's Article 'Yes, We Need Censorship'

Blankley, Tony. “BLANKLEY: Yes, We Need Censorship.” Washington Times. 12 Feb 2009. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/12/yes-we-need-censorship/ This article, “Yes, We Need Censorship,” was viewed on washingtontimes.com – written by Tony Blankley in 2009 on the Washington Times blog. The events in this article were throughout World War II and the Cold War. This article was written for Congress to inform them to clarify the law so that “‘publishing government secrets that endanger our national security and wartime efforts will be severely punished.” This entry is appealed through Ethos and does not contain bias because sources and evidence were provided to support the claim. The examples of past wars were useful to support my argument because it had instances of when censorship was exercised. Etozoini, Amitai. “Censorship of War Undermines Public Trust.” USA Today. 23 Oct 2001. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/comment/2001-10-23-ncguest1.htm The article, “Censorship of War Undermines Public Trust,” was viewed on usatoday30.usatoday.com – written by Amitai Etzioni on October 23, 2001. The events

The examples provided were from all over the world. This article is mainly written for people who are “calling for absolute removal of all types of censorship” and proponents who believe censorship should exist. The purpose behind this article is to allow the public to recognize both sides of the argument of whether media censorship is good or bad. This article is appealed through Pathos because the author used emotions and values to support the given arguments. There was bias because some of the reason were just opinions and were not justified with examples. The section about the cons of censorship was useful because it links to the arguments from previous sources and supports the argument I am making because it builds on to my