| Today, censorship is broader and better organized than in other eras. Before Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century, ordinary people did not have unlimited access to the printed word, so there was more emphasis on controlling the spoken word. Once print became available and affordable, especially through newspapers, newsletters, magazines, chapbooks and broadsides, print censorship became widespread. Many different forms of censorship exist; one needs look no farther than the Patriot Act to see how insidious and entrenched censorship is in the United States. While other nations have traditionally admired and aspired to emulate the freedoms granted by the first amendment to the US Constitution, these freedoms—religion, speech, the press, and assembly—are seriously at risk in American schools, libraries, and even homes. |
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