VI. Government and the Press/Press Censorship
Note: As shown, some questions were asked only of subsets of respondents (e.g., people who said they had decided how they would vote). Unless otherwise indicated, the tables reflect percentages of the subset that was asked the question, not percentages of the overall population. An asterisk (*) indicates a response of less than 1 percent. A cross indicates a volunteered response.44. Now that the president has declared war on international terrorism, should the government be able to review and censor news stories that (INSERT), or shouldn't the government be able to review and censor these news stories?
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Should be able to censor |
Should not be able to censor |
Don't know |
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a. Discuss troop deployments or military plans |
71 |
26 |
3 |
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b. Criticize how the President is conducting military actions |
36 |
61 |
3 |
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c. Report on anti-war protests |
40 |
56 |
4 |
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g. Report the names of people arrested for terrorist actions |
55 |
43 |
3 |
45. Should the government stop the U.S. media from broadcasting interviews or statements by Osama Bin Laden or his lieutenants, or shouldn't the government be able to stop these broadcasts?
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Should be able to stop them |
Should not be able to stop them |
Don't know |
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11/12/01 |
52 |
45 |
4 |
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