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First Five Newsletter: June 6, 2019
Overcoming election propaganda, Twitter’s acquisition of a London-based startup, recent charges dropped against white nationalists and more.
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Propaganda on the Ballot
As we prepare for the 2020 presidential election, let’s all do our part to ensure that the information we consume and share is factually accurate.
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First Five Podcast: Deep Conviction — A Look At Religious Liberty
Author and lawyer Steven Collis talks about four very different Americans who put their reputations and livelihoods at risk to preserve and live their personal beliefs.
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High School Students Across the Nation Will Participate in Annual Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference
The 2019 conference will convene 51 talented students interested in pursuing journalism careers.
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Freedom Forum Institute Considers a World without Journalists and Recognizes Journalists Who Died in 2018
Imagine a world without journalists. What would a world without them to report the news look like?
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First Five Newsletter: May 30, 2019
Memorial Day reflections, Facebook’s takedown of inauthentic accounts, Pete Buttigieg’s stance on religious freedom and more.
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Once Again is the Most Speech-Protective Justice
Sotomayor recognizes that sometimes officers arrest individuals out of retaliation for their speech more so than because a person has committed a crime.
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Contributions of African Americans Often Have Been Minimized or Overlooked in U.S. History — Including in the Observance of Memorial Day
Memorials have been significant milestones in the healing of our nation. But nothing replaces the deeper personal work of examining unconscious bias and prejudice.
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First Five Newsletter: May 23, 2019
The weaponization of social media during global elections, a flood of misinformation on Facebook and more.
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