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__President's speech__ The steps of controlling Freedom of Press in Edtopia will be as the following paragraph: All newspaper articles including magazines and tabloids must be approved by the government of Edtopia in order to give out the truth of what’s going on in the country and to prevent chaos and confusion for people. Apart from this, the government will know whoever is intolerant to the government will be dealt by the government. Having DTP doesn’t mean that you could produce anything you want. DTP is there to publish useful information to the public not to publish any rubbish. Publishing rubbish is a waste of paper, waste of trees and you know that the world is concerned about the environment (global warming) and it’s a waste of ink.

__Junior worker at Edtopia Press__ As a junior worker at Edtopia Press who has been trained to use DTP, DTP has definitely been a positive step for society. DTP is very easy to use – it saves time and money for businesses since you wouldn’t have to start from scratch with a word processor or a typewriter. DTP combines graphics and text, and it provides templates or extensive features necessary for print publishing. It allows you to create publication documents, besides letters and reports you could also make displays, promotional items, signs, retail packaging etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_publishing

As an inhabitant of Edtopia, I believe that citizens have the right to publish whatever they want and speak out, whether it’s about global issues, advertisements or advice. People deserve to know the truth about what’s going on in the world and by having freedom of press it doesn’t necessarily mean everyone will publish “lies”, as the president suggests. By using DTP you have more control over what is published. It’s a more efficient system; one can put together information from scanners, videos and text from word processing. DTP gives document a more professional and noticeable look, therefore more people will read it. It’s user friendly/easy to use once you learn the basics and explore the different functions. Money and time is saved when you can publish documents yourself, people won’t have to search for and hire publishers to do what can be done with DTP. Either way, people have other means of making their “lies” public without using DTP even if it might take more time or money to do so.
 * __EDTOPIA INHABITANT - Disagrees with the President & wants the freedom to publish:__**

As an employee losing my sight, I personally think that DTP has made a positive impact on society. It being compatible with Voice Recognition Software, has enabled handicapped workers to remain in work. Voice recognition converts written words into speech, so the worker is able to understand what they have written and what needs to be changed. So DTP has ultimately been a postive step for society.
 * __Valued employee losing his sight__**