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CommentaryContested

Do broadcast bans backfire?

One side

Censorship as counter-productive publicity

The other

Necessary broadcast standards

What was argued

A documented observation stated as contested interpretation: many commentators argue that banning a dancehall record from radio raises its street and sound-system profile, making censorship counter-productive publicity, while others maintain that broadcast standards remain necessary regardless of side effects.

The records this concerns

Sources

Jamaica Gleaner/Observer archives; Broadcasting Commission rulings