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Guest Perspective: Free press, diversity and the digital age

Posted on December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 by Guest Author in First Five, Perspective

We like to joke that Indian Country Today (ICT) is a 40-year-old startup. It began as The Lakota Times newspaper at Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Since then, it’s been a […]

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Perspective: On 9/11, Journalists Ran Toward Danger

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Guest Author in First Five, Perspective

Legendary NBC anchor Tom Brokaw had just returned to work on Sept. 11, 2001, after taking the summer off. A friend asked how it was to be back in the […]

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Free Spirits Answer Al Neuharth’s Call to ‘Dream, Dare, Do’

Posted on June 16, 2021July 20, 2021 by Guest Author in First Five

Al Neuharth, founder of USA TODAY and the Freedom Forum, had a powerful call to action for young journalists: Dream, Dare and Do.

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Perspective: Dispelling the Myth of a ‘Christian Nation’

Posted on June 14, 2021July 20, 2021 by Guest Author in News, Perspective

In the new religious America, Protestants are no longer the majority faith, minority religions are increasingly visible and vocal and growing numbers of people have no religious affiliation at all.

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Perspective: Amid AIDS Crisis, LGBTQ Press Won Key First Amendment Battle

Posted on June 2, 2021June 9, 2021 by Guest Author in First Five, Perspective

“Not only did LGBTQ media use our websites to spread information about HIV/AIDS, but we were fighting to save lives through the articles and information we printed and put online.” […]

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