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DARE: The New York Times Publisher Met With President Trump to Discuss Anti-Media Rhetoric

News DigestJuly 30, 2018

A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, raises concerns about dangerous anti-press rhetoric in meeting with President Trump. More

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DARE: New York Daily News Announces 50% Cut to Newsroom Staff

News DigestJuly 24, 2018

New York Daily News announced it will shrink its editorial team down from 250 to forty employees in an effort to transform into a "digitally focused" breaking news platform. More

DARE: TV Anchors Agape After the Trump-Putin Appearance

News DigestJuly 17, 2018

Newscasters and analysts express shock and disbelief after Trump-Putin press conference in which the President repeatedly sided with the Russian leader and expressed distrust for US intelligence agencies. More

DARE: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Adopts the Mantle of Grievance

News DigestJune 26, 2018

Debates rage on over ouster of Sarah Huckabee Sanders from Red Hen restaurant, with White House spokesperson styling herself a standard-bearer for civility and a victim of its opposite.… More

DARE: Senate Intelligence Aide Pleads Not Guilty to Lying in Leak Probe

News DigestJune 14, 2018

Former top Senate aide charged with leaking confidential information to reporters enters plea of not guilty. Apple to plug security backdoor that law enforcement has used to crack open… More

DARE: Judge in Libel Suit Rules BuzzFeed May have Protection for Report on Trump Dossier

News DigestJune 5, 2018

BuzzFeed scores legal victory over dossier alleging Trump's ties to Russia. Trump disinvites Philadelphia Eagles after players said they would skip the national anthem ceremony in protest. Justice Department… More

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DARE: Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends

News DigestJune 4, 2018

Facebook agreements giving device makers access to vast amounts of users’ personal information come to light. Trump expected to nominate a conservative ally of Stephen Bannon to head Broadcasting… More

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DARE: Roseanne Barr’s Right to Offend and Our Right to Say No

News DigestMay 31, 2018

Conservatives, liberals, and free expression experts parse the Roseanne Barr firing. Apparent killing of Russian journalist in Ukraine was a hoax staged by security services in an apparent effort… More

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DARE: Trump Can’t Block Twitter Followers, Federal Judge Says

News DigestMay 24, 2018

Citing First Amendment, federal judge rules in favor of Knight Institute challenge to Trump who has been blocking individuals on Twitter—the decision is expected to be appealed. NFL owners… More

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DARE: Pressure Rising on GOP After Trump–DOJ Fight’s Latest Turn

News DigestMay 22, 2018

Trump's demands on the Department of Justice pressure top officials to safeguard the agency's independence. Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg to face European regulators at a hearing today over the… More

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As @JoyVBehar points out, Americans' knowledge of the Holocaust is declining even as the movement to ban books—including #Holocaust-themed works such as @jodipicoult's The Storyteller—is accelerating.

Behar also gives a shoutout to 100-year-old Grace Linn! #JoysBannedBookClub https://twitter.com/TheView/status/1639315584860192772

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jeremycyoung Jeremy C. Young @jeremycyoung ·
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Outstanding piece by @andreacgore, Vacek Chair in pharmacology/professor of psychology at UT-Austin, defending faculty tenure against SB 18. She argues that immunotherapy would not exist if UT-Austin had not given tenure to its discoverer. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/university-texas-andrea-gore-professor-tenure-17816783.php

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bryanalexander Bryan Alexander @bryanalexander ·
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What does academic freedom mean now, and how might it change?

Here's our whole Future Trends Forum conversation with @ACEducation and @PENamerica researchers:

https://youtu.be/nQ8Kl0XJIr0

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