Research paper topic

For my research paper I would like to look more into censorship in the media. I am interested in finding out exactly who determines what is censored from the public? And how do they decide what is to be censored? Many countries in parts of Asia and the middle east are not aware of all that is going on in the world and even in their own countries because of media censorship. What gives anyone the right to deny these people this information?

On the other hand, censorship is not something that just creped up on us the other day, it is as old as human history. It goes all the way back to the Greek civilization. Information has been censored due to religious, political and even geographical reasons. So if censorship was really all that bad for society, don't you think someone would have put an end to it by now?

So maybe some censorship in the media is okay. But how much is some? Where is the fine line that divides censorship and violation of rights?

These are just some of the questions I hope to answer. I realize that censorship itself is a pretty wide topic. So I'm thinking of narrowing it down to media censorship based on religious, political and geographical reasons.

Good luck to everyone on your final papers!