1. Freedom of expression
In 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.
2. 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
3. Definition
Freedom of expression is the freedom to
communicate ideas without restraint, whether
orally or in print or by any other means of
communication
7. Freedom of expression through history
• 1788 C.E
Immanuel Kant
“The critique of practical
reason”
8. Freedom of expression through history
• Voltaire
“Monsieur l’abbé, I detest
What you write, but I would
Give my life to make it
Possible for you to continue
To write”
27. 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
28. 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
democracy
No: It would bring
chaos in the
country
29. 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 religion
No: Religion is
sacred
No answer
30. 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 both
Only for violent scenes
Only for sexual scenes
No censorship
No answer
31. Do you think the internet needs
limitations?
47%
52%
1%
Statistics
Yes: Some extreme
opinions must not be
tolerated
No: The internet should
be completely free
No answer
