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Freedom of the Press
May 9, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Columbia Just Suspended Four Student Journalists
The university continues to violate its students’ freedom of speech.
September 11, 2024
Paige Oamek
Trump Issues Frightening Threat After Disastrous Debate Performance
The entire media—and anyone who cares about free speech—should consider this a warning of what could happen in a second Trump term.
June 4, 2020
Linda Tirado
Police Blinded Me in One Eye. I Can Still See Why My Country’s on Fire.
“All anyone wants to talk about is freedom of the press, if I am angry, what I will do next. I am angry—but no more than I was this time last week.”
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