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Link Ch. 15 – Global Press Freedom Report From Reporters Without Borders
Every year the group Reporters Without Borders for Freedom of Information issues a report on the state of press freedom around the world. In it, the organization analyzes the degree of freedom that “journalists, news media and netizens” have in … Continue reading
Link Ch. 15 – The Danish Cartoons
In 2005, Flemming Rose, the culture editor of the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, became concerned about what he saw as acts of self-censorship in Europe to avoid offending Muslims. In response, he commissioned a dozen cartoonists to portray the prophet Muhammad … Continue reading
Link Ch. 15 – The BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation started out as a radio service with a global reach. It’s still all that, but it also has a big presence on television and on the Internet. Here are links to just three of its host … Continue reading
Link Ch. 15 – How Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez Controls Country’s Media
In 2007, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez made heavy use of authoritarian media control by denying the country’s oldest and most watched television network , Radio Caracas Television, a broadcasting license. In doing so, silenced the government’s sharpest critic. You can … Continue reading
Link Ch. 15 – Remembering the CBC’s “Little Mosque on the Prairie”
The Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) has just closed out six seasons of the hit comedy Little Mosque on the Prairie about the life of muslims living in rural Canada in a post-9/11 era. NPR’s On The Media did an interesting segment … Continue reading
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Link Ch. 15 – Differing Views of World News
Want to see how different media outlets are cover news from around the world? Here’s your chance to compare and contrast for yourself: Sounds like that could be a great media literacy assignment…. Suggestions of sources to add or potential … Continue reading
Ch. 13 Links – Students expelled for what they post online
High school and middle school students get expelled for things they post online through social media during non-school hours. Is that violating their free speech rights? Take a look at a few examples: Indiana high school student expelled for tweeting … Continue reading
Link Ch. 13 – Copyright’s Barbara Ringer Remembered
Barbara Ringer, who went to work for the Copyright Office in the Library of Congress in 1949 right after she graduated from law school, had as much influence on American copyright law as anyone in the twentieth century. Read the … Continue reading
Link Ch. 13 – Snyder v. Phelps
Updated 10/14 with obituary for Fred Phelps In March of 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of the Phelps family, operating as the Westboro Baptist Church (although they have no connection to any of the Baptist denominations), to … Continue reading
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Link Ch. 13 – Remembering the case of Falwell v. Flynt
When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to picket the funerals of U.S. servicemen and women, one case that came up was that of Falwell v. Flynt. Here’s a bit of a refresher for … Continue reading