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FIRE at 2007 College Media Advisers Convention
Will Creeley and I will be speaking at the Fall 2007 College Media Advisers Convention in Washington, D.C. this Friday. We know lots of Torch readers are student journalists who are attending the conference, so please stop by for our session or just to say hi! We look forward to meeting you!
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Carr’s threats to ABC are jawboning any way you slice it
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel hours after FCC Chair Brendan Carr suggested they could face consequences for remarks Kimmel made in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Why our critics’ whataboutery over Jimmy Kimmel is wrong
Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t canceled by a mob — he was silenced after FCC pressure. Critics say we’re inconsistent, but we’ve opposed jawboning and cancel culture for years. This case is no different.
In defense of fiery words
In the wake of political violence, calls to criminalize rhetoric are growing louder. But Brandenburg v. Ohio set the bar — and it’s a high one.
Why RICO can’t be used to punish speech
RICO was meant to take down mob bosses — not protesters with megaphones. When officials try to twist racketeering laws into a cudgel against dissent, they don’t just misapply the law; they chill speech at the core of democracy.