The Internet and the First Amendment
Participants talked about the growth and commercialization of the Internet and how freedom of speech affects the content of Internet communication. Among the topics addressed were the proble…
130 viewsParticipants talked about the growth and commercialization of the Internet and how freedom of speech affects the content of Internet communication. Among the topics addressed were the proble…
130 viewsPanelists discussed the effect digital television will have on the presentation of news. Executives from PBS and the National Association of Broadcasters talked about the impact of digital t…
49 viewsMr. Powell talked about the issue of free and equal air time for candidates for public office. He also talked about other federal regulation of broadcast and radio communication and gave a b…
33 viewsPanelists talked about the impact online services and online journalism will play in the 1998 elections. This was part of a seminar on journalism and the Internet hosted by the Freedom Forum…
72 viewsThis program includes the introduction and keynote speech by Mr. Case as he kicked off the seminar on how the Internet and technology have changed the workings of journalism. Mr. Case talked…
59 viewsJournalists and scholars talked about the protections afforded by the First Amendment in regard to online journalism. This was part of the seminar on journalists and the Internet hosted by t…
136 viewsScholars and journalists talked about the standards and ethics of online activity in journalism. This panel was part of the Freedom Forum’s seminar on journalism and the Internet. Following …
91 viewsA panel of journalists participated in this portion of the Freedom Forum’s symposium on how the Internet and other technological advances have impacted the media. They discussed the history …
37 viewsProfessor Clint Wilson talked about his new book which he co-authored with Armistead S. Pride entitled, "A History of the Black Press". The book traced the history of African-American journa…
254 viewsJohn Milewski hosted a Black History Month discussion between high school students and Dr. Russell Adams and Adam Powell on African-American history.
99 viewsPolitics Online held a conference that discussed how journalists have used online communications to cover campaigns and elections. They examined the benefits for both journalists and voters …
66 viewsJournalists talked about whether or not the church burnings in the southeastern U.S. were covered seriously in the media. Some said the story was ignored and others thought the burnings were…
167 viewsAndras Szanto, Media Studies Center, spoke about a study on how voters and candidates are using new media to learn and communicate political information. Several journalists demonstrated wh…
63 viewsMike Godwin, Electronic Frontier Foundation, talked about proposed regulation of the World Wide Web. He took questions from the audience.
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