This webinar will feature speakers from a high school newspaper who stood up to censorship after they published a a story about a staff member who resigned in response to the school’s COVID vaccination mandate.
A group of local news groups formed Rebuild Local News to generate billions in aid for local news companies “though philanthropy, business initiatives and government proposals that are focused mostly on tax credits.” (Axios, January 14, 2023, by Sara Fischer) With shrinking local news rooms and ability to foster accountability of elected officials, it may be wise to resurrect the subsidy to newspapers first enacted by Congress in 1792. Just as libraries need public support
Katherine Ann Rowlands, a veteran journalist who runs the regional newswire Bay City News, is the new president of the board of directors of the First Amendment Coalition.
A New York federal district court found that a man was not protected by the First Amendment in fooling people into voting by text or by social media posts. The judge concluded that in the case of elections, more speech could not counter the ill effects of the false information, “This compelling interest undoubtedly includes making sure voters have accurate information about how, when, and where to vote. Prosecutions such as the one before this
The Supreme Court announced it would entertain arguments February 21 and 22 about content moderation on social media. It will later consider First Amendment issues raised by Texas and Florida laws that restrict social media companies. The February arguments will address whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act enacted to spare platforms from liability for third-party content is still a viable protection given the way they have used Section 230 to protect themselves in