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Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica
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The statutory regulator of broadcasting and cable services in Jamaica, established under 1980s broadcasting legislation and based on Central Avenue, Kingston, best known in music history for its content directives, including the February 2009 rules against 'daggering' and edited-explicit content and the 2022 directive against glorifying crime, guns and scamming.
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- Broadcasting Commission (bcj.gov.jm); Jamaica Information Service; Jamaica Gleaner archive.
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The 2009 'daggering' directive: child protection or censorship?
One side
Protecting children & public airwaves
The other
State censorship & class bias
The Broadcasting Commission's February 2009 directive on 'daggering' content is presented from both documented sides: supporters framed it as protecting children and the public airwaves, while critics framed it as state censorship with a class bias against downtown culture. Procedural facts only; no verdict.
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