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The best reform: Turn off the TV and vote
By Ken Paulson New commission wants networks to stop projecting winners, and proposes gagging elections officials so they can’t report results. Why not just vote instead of using TV coverage as an excuse not to?
08.12.01
Dan and Chandra
By Ken Paulson News media's saturation coverage of gossip and innuendo can take toll on public support for a free press.
07.29.01
1970 revisited: The FCC vs. rock 'n' roll
By Ken Paulson Shades of Vice President Agnew singling out lyrics as regulators fine Colorado station for playing Eminem’s ‘Slim Shady.’
07.15.01
Good news, bad news in latest First Amendment survey
By Ken Paulson American public continues to believe news has valuable watchdog role, keeping an eye on government — but also says government needs to keep media in check.
06.28.01
Stolen conversations and freedom of the press
By Ken Paulson This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the right of a free press to publish information outweighs concerns about invasive new technology and the right to privacy.
05.27.01
What — me worry? Judge's suppression of Gone With the Wind parody raises concerns
By Ken Paulson Same First Amendment protection for MAD magazine’s ‘Groan With the Wind’ should apply to The Wind Done Gone.
05.20.01
Sex, guns and Johnny Cash
By Ken Paulson Johnny Cash 'shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.'
05.06.01
Ad controversy points up free-speech disparities on campus
By Ken Paulson Those who would seek to punish student media for publishing a controversial ad have lost sight of the role of the First Amendment in transforming race relations in this country.
04.22.01
Earnhardt autopsy photos are public record
By Ken Paulson Why the rush to change Florida law? Public’s demand to stop press from doing its job should worry us all.
04.08.01
Lessons in Freedom: The First Amendment in America's high schools
By Ken Paulson A pop quiz: How many First Amendment freedoms can you name?
03.30.01
41 Shots: Bruce Springsteen and freedom of expression
By Ken Paulson Ken Paulson writes that cops have right to refuse off-duty security work over a song they don't like, but that doesn't make it a good idea.
07.12.00
Where Americans stand on freedom
By Ken Paulson There was a time in this country's history when free speech was truly dangerous.
06.29.00
First freedom protects more than just press
By Ken Paulson I have an interior-decorating suggestion for America's newsrooms.
06.15.00
Nude-dancing case threatens free speech
By Ken Paulson Question: What do eight-track tapes, radio dramas and nude dancing have
in common?
04.26.00
Public libraries protect free flow of ideas
By Ken Paulson Children should not be exposed to pornography on computers at the public library.
04.15.00
Confederate flag battle: a time to teach
By Ken Paulson More than 138 years after its creation, the Confederate battle flag remains a potent symbol.
03.15.00
Penalizing hate speech is unsettling business
By Ken Paulson They've pulled the plug on Johnrockersucks.com.
02.15.00
Judges and journalists: Bridging the divide
By Ken Paulson Judges and journalists see their respective worlds in distinctly different ways.
12.15.99
Food Lion verdict reversal has lessons for both sides
By Ken Paulson When a jury awarded $5.5 million to Food Lion in a lawsuit filed against ABC News, it changed the rules of American newsgathering.
11.15.99
College students deserve free expression
By Ken Paulson For years, supporters of campus press freedom have feared a judicial attack on college media, but no one dreamed it would come in the form of a purple yearbook.
10.15.99
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