Today, we go around the world for a look at how press freedom is playing in countries without the broad and indefatigable protections of the First Amendment. First Stop: Argentina. There we find President Cristina Kirchner orchestrating a political and public opinion campaign against the country’s two largest newspapers, Clarin and La Nacion. Kirchner’s pursuit [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Around the World: Press Freedom in the News
Posted in Censorship, Constitution, Free Speech, Media News, Press Freedom on August 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Selling Fear: Glenn Beck’s Dummy Campaign to “Restore America”
Posted in Bigotry, Conservatives, News Entertainment, Politics, Religious Extremism, Tea Party on August 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
One can be forgiven if they find Fox News demagogue and propagandist Glenn Beck’s rally at the Lincoln Memorial today offensive. After all, misappropriating the name of MLK and all the dreams he fought for is an egregious act, to be sure. So too is Beck’s penchant for fear-mongering. And that’s what today’s “Restore America” [...]
The Rise Of Fashionable Bigotry
Posted in Bias, Bigotry, Constitution, Free Speech, Politics, Republicans, Tea Party on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Free expression means many things. No government censorship. The right to protest. But it doesn’t afford anyone protection against rebuke. Yet whenever a public figure expresses contemptible views, we find them later bitching and moaning that their First Amendment rights are somehow being violated once criticism finds their door. Of course, if your part of the [...]
Barriers to Free Expression on the ‘Net, Part III
Posted in Bias, Censorship, Constitution, Free Speech, Media News, Press Freedom on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the last week, I have been writing here about Google’s ongoing forum asking people to identify the greatest threats to free expression on the Internet and submit ideas on how to combat them. Yesterday, I posted a round-up of the most common criticisms appearing across the Web. Today, I want to offer my single [...]
Barriers to Free Expression on the Internet, Ctd.
Posted in Censorship, Free Speech, Media News, Press Freedom on August 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last week, I posted a link to an online forum hosted by Google asking people to identify the biggest barriers facing free expression on the ‘net and what solutions might work to remove such obstacles. Thus far, 251 people have submitted 127 ideas, with nearly 2,000 votes being cast to select the best ideas. The [...]
