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Though Democrats self-censor slightly more, this tendency does not vary greatly by party affiliation, nor by tenure status.
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I have never felt the need to self-censor on The Huffington Post.
Vivian Norris: Journalism and the Dangers of Self-Censorship: The AOL-Huffington Post Deal Vivian Norris 2011
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When he was visited by the police asking him to tone down his blog and to self-censor, he replied Come on, this is a game.
Ai, Uncensored Ilaria Maria Sala 2011
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When we asked professors whether they "avoid expressing a particular point of view because they expected a negative reaction," 31 percent reported that they "sometimes" or "frequently self-censor" to avoid a negative reaction from other faculty members.
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But it is also internalised in the writers, who self-limit and self-censor.
Comedy in Literature 2010
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But I cannot self-censor, because that is the only reason I have the blog.
Ai, Uncensored Ilaria Maria Sala 2011
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Yet one can't self-censor all the time based on whatever random reaction a story might elicit in some disturbed person.
Harold Pollack: Don't reward mass murderers with mass publicity Harold Pollack 2011
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Yet one can't self-censor all the time based on whatever random reaction a story might elicit in some disturbed person.
Harold Pollack: Don't reward mass murderers with mass publicity Harold Pollack 2011
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Most networks self-censor out of courtesy and sponsor money. blog comments powered by Disqus
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In the classroom, do they regularly need to self-censor?
Global Voices in English » China: Isaac Mao #twinterviews Hu Yong 2009
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