This initiative empowers voters to make informed choices.
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What’s in your news?
Newstrition® is a free interactive tool that makes it easy for the public to make informed decisions about what is real and what is “junk” news.
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Power Shift Project
An initiative promoting workplace integrity on behalf of women in the news industry
The project’s goal is to create workplaces free of harassment, discrimination and incivility, and full of opportunity, especially for those who have traditionally been denied it.
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Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference
Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 conference.
The conference promotes the vital role of the First Amendment as a cornerstone of democracy and inspires students to pursue journalism careers.
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Chips Quinn Scholars Summer 2019 Program
Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 program.
The application deadline has been extended.
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The 2018 State of the First Amendment
Survey Reveals Americans Consider Fake News More Objectionable Than Hate Speech on Social Media
Every year the First Amendment Center of the Freedom Forum Institute surveys American views on freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition, and collects sample opinions on contemporary First Amendment issues.Read the full report
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We Should Protest Proposed Restrictions on White House Protests
The National Park Service has proposed new regulations and is considering new fees that thousands fear will dissuade most demonstrators from protesting at the White House.
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The Whereabouts of Missing Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Should Concern Us All
Where is Jamal Khashoggi? In the name of press freedom and what it means to us as citizens of the United States, we not only expect an answer, we demand it.
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