1. Freedom of expression
In the mass media
And the new media
Any limits ?
By :
Aharmane Tariq
Eddahabi Omar
Oussaid Youssef
Tamani Hamza
English Studies, Semester 2, Group E. Media studies presentation in Mrs.
drissi. Class.

2. The plan :
• Definition of freedom of expression
• Freedom of expression through history
• Freedom of expression in mass media
• The particular case of morocco
• Freedom of expression and internet
• And its limits
• Our personal opinion
• Survey

3. Definition
Freedom of expression is the freedom to
communicate ideas without restraint, whether
orally or in print or by any other means of
communication

4. Freedom of expression through history
• 399 B.C.E
The trial of Socrates

5. Freedom of expression through history
• 1633 C.E
The trial of Galileo

6. Freedom of expression through history
• 1633 C.E
The trial of Galileo

7. Freedom of expression through history
• 1788 C.E
Immanuel Kant
“The critique of practical
reason”

8. Freedom of expression through history
• Voltaire
“Monsieur l’abbé, I detest
What you write, but I would
Give my life to make it
Possible for you to continue
To write”

9. Freedom of expression through history
A supreme court judge
Wendell Holmes

10. Freedom of expression through history
Chomsky Manufacturing consent

11. Freedom of expression through history
Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses
Adel Imam

12. Mass media and freedom of expression

13. Mass media and freedom of expression

14. Mass media and freedom of expression

15. Mass media and freedom of expression

16. Freedom of expression in Morocco

17. Freedom of expression in Morocco

18. Freedom of expression in Morocco

19. Freedom of expression and internet

20. Freedom of expression & internet
•Economic Freedom (free market)
•Religious Freedom
•Freedom of Movement
•Self Defense
•Political Freedom

21. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION & INTERNET
“The internet made
freedom of expression a
reality not just a principle
or a theory”

22. Freedom of expression &internet
• The limits of freedom of expression

23. The limits of freedom of expression
•Trolling issue

24. The limits of freedom of expression
•An example of trolling

25. Our personal opinion

26. Survey

27. Do you think it’s all right to criticize freely the government and
the political power in general?
79%
21%
statistics
Yes:it's good for
democracy
No:it would bring chaos
in the country

28. Do you think it’s alright to speak freely about very
sensitive issues like “SAHARA” and “SANAOUAT
RASSASS” ?
84%
16%
statistics
Yes: It's good for
democracy
No: It would bring
chaos in the
country

29. Do you think it’s all right to criticize freely the
religion –in our case: ISLAM– ?
33%
66%
1%
statistics
Yes: It's good for
freedom of religion
No: Religion is
sacred
No answer

30. Do you think we should in our Moroccan TV’s
and cinema cut extreme violent and sexual
scenes ?
47%
6%
26%
20%
1%
Statistics
Yes for both
Only for violent scenes
Only for sexual scenes
No censorship
No answer

31. Do you think the internet needs
limitations?
47%
52%
1%
Statistics
Yes: Some extreme
opinions must not be
tolerated
No: The internet should
be completely free
No answer

32. Summary
18%
71%
11%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
No restriction Religion + TV Religion + TV + Politics
Percentage
Percentage

33. The End