Free Expression Digest: Thurs., January 21
Prominent Venezuelan journalist murdered, Al Jazeera reporter goes missing, Amal Clooney attacked for support of Khadijah Ismayilova. More
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5. What do you think about free expression online? Is it the same or different from other public arenas for discourse?
The idea of putting age ratings/warnings on books might seem common sense, but it's actually a means by which folks are trying to chip away at the freedoms and liberties we all cherish. Bills like this have been introduced in at least TX, OK and VA
https://www.courthousenews.com/proposed-texas-law-would-force-content-ratings-on-school-books/
Our recent "Hate in the Headlines" report identified important lessons learned as journalists reckon with a shifting political landscape & covering extremism. Sign up to join our 1/31 discussion with @RhemaThompson @WesleyLowery @LATimeskraft @NataliaECG: https://pen.org/event/hate-in-the-headlines-journalism-and-the-challenge-of-extremism/