Censorship Distorts the Story: Mosaics Always Change the Narrative | ZFreet CHeung

Below are three print advertisements produced by Ogilvy & Mather for Reporters Without Borders. The theme is "Censorship tells the wrong story," aiming to oppose improper censorship in many regions and defend people's freedom of speech.

The specific implications do not need interpretation. There are codes, and everyone understands. A common saying that sums it up is "Gentlemen are open, while small men hide."

OBAMA/CLINTON (Large Image)

President Obama gives a reassuring pat on the arm while smiling and groping Hillary Clinton.

PUTIN (Large Image)

Vladimir Putin sleeps on the job or engages in thoughtful self-examination.

CAMERON (Large Image)

David Cameron calls on a reporter and signals his explicit discontent.

If you want to see what is behind these mosaics, you can use Google's newly launched Search by Image function to find the original images. It's really great, the hope of humanity.

Finally, as a side note, there was a segment in Obama's 2011 State of the Union address that was missing from the so-called "full text" versions distributed by domestic mainstream media. It was selectively ignored. Here are a couple lines from the original:

Of course, some countries don't have this problem. If the central government wants a railroad, they get a railroad, no matter how many homes are bulldozed. If they don’t want a bad story in the newspaper, it doesn’t get written.