Censorship Reforms

Reforms made
1. Newspapers, books and periodicals no longer had to submit work to be censored
  1. Preventive Censorship
2. Newspapers could discuss government policy
  1. Editors were given more freedom
Advantages
1. Relaxation of censorship led to a rapid increase in the no. of works published
2. Bolder writers and editors were able to push the boundary on sensitive topics
3. Allowed court cases to be reported
4. The public was becoming more informed
Disadvantages
1. Some journals were overly radical or critical of the regime
2. The Ministry of Interior did come close to shutting down some publishers
3. Social issues wre reported which the regime did not want exposed
  1. Alcholism
  2. Crime
  3. Peasant suffering

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