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Media censorship can send mixed messages

By Hayley Devitt | December 5, 2012

Many times this year have I heard the infectious pop groove Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People. However, a couple weeks ago I heard it in a way that shocked me—on the radio, with “gun” and “bullet” censored. I couldn’t help thinking that...