Censorship

First Amendment Under Fire: The Real Threat to the Republic

"No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.” — Thomas Jefferson

February 27, 2017
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Standing Rock Faces Media Blackout During Militarized Operation to Clear Camps

Independent journalist Jihan Hafiz says the remaining water protectors are not just resisting the pipelines but asserting their treaty rights.

February 25, 2017
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Fair Use: Journalism Can’t Succeed Without It

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The idea that you don’t need a subject’s permission to report on them is fundamental to a free press. If a powerful or influential person, or company, could veto any coverage they don’t like, or make sure any embarrassing or incriminating statements

February 24, 2017
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‘Any of the Journalists Present Could Have Been Arrested’

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As residents were evicted from the Oceti Sakowin Camp where they had gathered to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline, filmmaker and journalist Reed Lindsay posted this update on the continued assault on the First Amendment faced by independent

February 24, 2017
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Media, White House Fight over Control of “Exactly What People Think”

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On Wednesday’s episode of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski made a comment that is currently making its rounds on conservative-leaning news outlets and news aggregation sites like Drudge Report.

February 23, 2017
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Journalism and the First Amendment on Trial at Standing Rock

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Jenni Monet, a Native American journalist, was arrested last week while covering Standing Rock. You’d think that would trigger a lot of support from the national and regional news media.

February 22, 2017
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