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In Authoritarian countries, creators of artworks may remove material that their government might find controversial for fear of sanction by their governments. In democratic countries, self-censorship can also occur, particularly to be more Politically Correct or if there is a time of crisis. News media are often accused of self-censorship because news media can face serious backlash for controversial or hasty reporting; therefore, news media have been accused of not "taking any risks." For example, certain organizations ( Media Matters For America , FAIR , Democracy Now! , and the ACLU ) have raised concerns about news broadcasting stations (notably FOX News ) censoring their own content to be less controversial when reporting on the War On Terror . Though, this is not always attributed to self-censorship; there have been attempts by the authorities to pressure news organizations to withhold particular public information in the name of "security." {Link without Title} . "Self-censorship" can also be found in scientific publications. Usually, a scientist can feel discouraged from releasing their findings because of a popular ideology or political agenda. Examples of self-censorship in scientific publications that have been criticized as politically motivated include scientists under the Third Reich withholding findings that disagreed with the commonly-held beliefs in differences between races, or the refusal of these scientists under Hitler to support General Relativity (which got the reputation as "Jewish science".) Economists under the communist regime in the former Soviet Union would never voice their criticisms of a socialized economy; this is a clear example of self-censorship. More recently, certain scientists have withheld their findings related to Climate Change s caused by pollution and to endangered species. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-scientists10feb10,0,4954654.story?coll=la-home-nation [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/17/60minutes/main1415985.shtml]) Taste and Decency are also areas which often raise questions on self-censorship. Debates involving images or footage of Murder , Terrorism , War and Massacre s cause complaints as to the purpose to which they are put. Editor s will frequently censor these images to avoid charges of Prurience , Shock Tactic s or Invasion Of Privacy . SEE ALSO
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