Contemplating Media & the First Amendment
Listening to Radiolab’s episode about Oliver Sipple, Daniel Luzer said something that particularly stuck out to me. “[t]he thing that, like, makes journalism law so complicated, and the things that make an invasion of privacy discussion so difficult is that like...what makes something not an invasion of privacy is not that it's okay, it's that... Continue Reading →
The First Amendment gives Americans the right to practice whatever religion they so choose. And not only that, but also cannot prohibit the free exercise of religion. So tell me why Beto O'Rourke, Democratic candidate for the 2020 presidential election, said yes when he was asked if he would revoke the tax-exempt status of religious... Continue Reading →
Back in June, Phoenix police officers were being investigated for their conduct on social media. Now, the Phoenix Police Department is being sued by one of those officers who were under investigated. This brings up the issue of companies being allowed to fire you if you post something on social media, and if this therefore... Continue Reading →
China’s biggest national TV station, CCTV, refused to air an NBA preseason game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors on Thursday. According to Time magazine, the Chinese backlash comes after the Rockets general manager, Daryl Morey tweeted “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong,” on October 8. Now if you haven’t been keeping... Continue Reading →
When we use the Private Window option on our phones, it says, “Safari won’t remember the pages you visited, your search history, or your AutoFill information after you close a tab in Private Browsing Mode.” There is good and bad that comes from this. I’m sure we’ve all used Private Mode at least once when... Continue Reading →
Craven speaking in to ACLU Members.
You may think that a private life and personal life are the same concept, but you would be incorrect. The age of the internet has completely diminished any sort of private life you may think you have. From public records, social media, and a quick internet search pretty much anyone can find out a lot... Continue Reading →
Where were you when the Ashley Madison leak happened? I remember where I was - in my room, watching a YouTube video about the breach. Hearing that 3.9 million users had their real names, addresses, and card information published after signing up for an extramarital-affair dating site was hilarious. Seventeen-year-old me did not understand hacking or... Continue Reading →
We'd like to believe that ethics and morality are the founding pillars of good journalism, and in the grand scheme of things, I truly believe they are. But when leaked, private information becomes a journalist's only source, those moral pillars often seem to crumble. According to an article written for the Columbia Journalism Review, in... Continue Reading →
"—the freedom of Speech may be taken away—and, dumb & silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter."From George Washington to Officers of the Army, 15 March 1783https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/99-01-02-10840 Soon after the Supreme Court decision of New York Times vs. Sullivan in 1964, Justice Brennan said, “At the time of the First Amendment was... Continue Reading →
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