Episode 685 • • 17:21 - 21:43
685: Schwack the Nose
Media Self-Censorship, Mark Stein, Prophet Muhammad Cartoons
The segment highlights the refusal of major American news outlets like the New York Times and NBC to show the Charlie Hebdo cartoons, contrasting this with the stance of the late editor Stéphane Charbonnier. Author Mark Stein criticizes Western media for retreating into self-censorship and failing to disperse the risk by standing with the French publication. The hosts argue that American freedom of speech is weakened by voluntary censorship regarding Islamic subjects.