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Contents – Having the last laugh: The comedians who won’t be silenced
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CATEGORY: United States
The world needs to learn from Masha Gessen moments
The Russian-American writer was at the centre of a controversy yet things were not exactly as they first seemed
Saying goodbye to Kissinger the criminal
The forgotten dead of the nations that ‘realpolitik’ devastated are still crying out for justice
Why academic freedom and freedom of speech are not the same thing
The right to debate ideas in universities does not give free rein to voice hateful ideas outside that environment
Contents – In bad faith: How religion is being weaponised by the right
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Trump raises the stakes on media freedom
Former President threatens to cancel the licences of media outlets he perceives to be critical of him should he be reelected in 2024
‘There simply is no moral high ground anymore’ – Stella Assange
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is running out of options to avoid extradition, despite growing efforts from the Australian government to get the case dropped
Contents – Express yourself: Overcoming neurodiversity stereotypes
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All lose out when books are banned
We should be celebrating books that seek to challenge our world view, not banning them
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Smears about the media made by US President Donald Trump have obscured a wider problem with press freedom in the United States: namely widespread and low-level animosity that feeds into the everyday working lives of the nation’s journalists, bloggers and media professionals. This study examines documented reports from across the country in the six months leading up to the presidential inauguration and the months after. It clearly shows that threats to US press freedom go well beyond the Oval Office.
“Animosity toward the press comes in many forms. Journalists are targeted in several ways: from social media trolling to harassment by law enforcement to over-the-top public criticism by those in the highest office. The negative atmosphere for journalists is damaging for the public and their right to information,” said Jodie Ginsberg, CEO at Index on Censorship, which documented the cases using an approach undertaken by the organization to monitor press freedom in Europe over the past three years. Learn more.