Now Lebanon - Aridi: Lebanese media should not be censored, September 30, 2011

Public Works and Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi said on Thursday that Lebanese media should not be censored.
“Freedom does not mean that [everything is allowed], but we live in a civil and democratic country; we have laws to abide by and there is no way we can [impose] censorship,” Aridi was quoted by the National News Agency as saying.
However, Aridi said that media should play their role and be responsible.
He also voiced hope that “clerics and politicians do not intervene [in the media],” adding that “all [Lebanese] journalists know very well how to respect traditions.”
An episode about “sex education for kids” was almost prevented from airing on Wednesday night on the LBC program, Ahmar Belkhat al-Areed” after a flood of criticism from the media, as well as public and religious figures.
The National Council of Audio-Visual Media said it sent a letter to LBC warning the network about possible violations of the audio-visual law over the commercial LBC was airing this week to promote the episode, which “included a signal” about children and sex.