Tag: first amendment

WHY THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS IMPORTANT TO JOURNALISTS

BY TAYLOR RAMIREZ, OPINION EDITOR This week, Student Media hosted a Constitution Day event to celebrate the 235th anniversary of the delegates final meeting and signing of the United States Constitution. This anniversary got me thinking about what it means…

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The Importance of Student Press Freedom

An Editorial from Liberty University BY JACK PANYARD, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR   Editor’s Note: Jack Panyard is a special guest columnist from Liberty University. We invited him to write an editorial on his experience with the school’s newspaper, the Liberty Champion,…

The high price of free speech

MASON COMMUNITY WEIGHS IN ON FREE SPEECH AS U.C. BERKELEY HOSTS FREE SPEECH WEEK By Olivia Booth, Staff Writer The University of California-Berkeley, designated Sept. 24-27 as “Free Speech Week,” bringing focus to an issue that has generated controversy and violence…