Category: First Amendment
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Democracy and taxpayers suffer when there are fewer local journalists serving as government watchdogs
We’re seeing more journalists being laid off in the news industry, and just about everyone thinks they know why the business model is so broken. But like most issues, the causes are varied and complex, ranging from an industry unwillingness to recognize changing revenue trends, being behind the curve on technology, and thinking that you…
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Students support the First Amendment, but favor some limits to free speech
A national study of high school students suggests that their views of protected speech are evolving. The survey by the Knight Foundation is the eighth in a series of polls commissioned over the past 12 years. While 89 percent of students support the right to express unpopular opinions, only 45 percent of students believe people…
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Forum on free speech, related issues planned for Fresno State Sept. 17
The Fresno State Institute for Media and Public Trust’s initial program will be a First Amendment forum that will explore free speech issues on campus, and how tenure, collective bargaining agreements and academic freedom impact the issue. The program is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Peters Educational Center on the…
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First Amendment widely supported, although most don’t know what’s in it
An annual survey of attitudes about the First Amendment found that a vast majority of Americans support the amendment and the freedoms it guarantees. But most Americans who responded to the survey were unaware of what the specific freedoms are. Clearly, we need to emphasize our history more in high school and college. We are…
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