Freedom of the Press
First Amendment Protections Resilient for Free Speech, Free Press
Any attempts to limit First Amendment rights deserve scrutiny, but clearly run against the core values held by sizeable majorities in an era when such majorities rarely exist.
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#FREEAUSTINTICE
August 14, 2019 marks seven years since American journalist Austin Tice went missing in Syria.
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We Once Went “MAD” for the Magazine — and It Was Fun and Funny
The world is soon going to be a little bit less MAD — and the poorer for it.
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#DefendPressFreedom campaign launched ahead of midterm elections
The Freedom Forum Institute and the Newseum have joined Reporters Without Borders in a campaign to encourage voters to ask their congressional candidates where they stand on press freedom.
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First Amendment Report Card – Summer 2018
The First Amendment earns a B- grade in the First Amendment Center’s latest report card.
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‘Enemies of the people?’ Simply, plainly — ‘no.’
Most journalists put their personal preferences aside in doing their job, looking for a good story regardless of political implications.
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#FREEAUSTINTICE
August 14, 2018 marks six years since American journalist Austin Tice went missing in Syria.
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Trump’s Heightened Attacks on the Media are an Affront to the First Amendment
Yesterday, David Kaye, UN special rapporteur and IACHR special rapporteur, Edison Lanza, issued a joint statement.
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The First Amendment was Meant for Times Like Now
The First Amendment’s protections of a free press were not intended to simply be nice words on parchment or on stone.
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What’s the ‘true threat’ to American journalism and democracy?
Focus on finding and supporting good journalism and ignore the rest.
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