Tag: Media Controversy

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Governments should be protecting free expression not banning social media for under-16s

The UK government has announced a ban on social media for under-16s and then some kind of social media curfew at night for children...

TMZ descends on Washington in test of whether tabloid tactics can serve the public interest

Headlines on sex, drugs, sports and divorce always attract eyeballs. In fact, the entire tabloid industry has been built on the public’s hunger for...

Newsletter, 11 June 2026 – Inforrm’s Blog

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and...

The show will go on: White House Correspondents’ dinner rescheduled for July, with Trump attending

Home » News » The show will go on: White House Correspondents’ dinner rescheduled for July, with Trump attending NEW YORK (AP) — And now,...

Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, declaring it a ‘classified space’

Home » News » Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, declaring it a ‘classified space’ NEW YORK (AP) — In another of a series...

More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas, unraveling an apolitical tradition

Delivering a university commencement address used to simply be a unique kind of honor. Speakers stand before a podium, wearing a traditional graduation cap...

The Office for Students vs the University of Sussex. Part Five, Section 28 in Reverse – Julian Petley – Inforrm’s Blog

Beyond the specific issue of speech which may (or may not) be protected under Article 10 read in its entirety lies a wider problem,...

The Office for Students vs the University of Sussex. Part Four, Lessons from Conchita Wurst – Julian Petley – Inforrm’s Blog

Critics of the three-step process laid out in RA24 argue that the proportionality test needs to inform each step and not just the final...

New York Times sues Pentagon a second time over Hegseth’s press restrictions

Home » News » New York Times sues Pentagon a second time over Hegseth’s press restrictions The New York Times sued the Defense Department yesterday...

ACLU lawsuit: ‘Startling pattern’ of First Amendment violations by Memphis Safe Task Force

Memphis Safe Task Force agents are engaging in a “startling pattern of retaliation, intimidation, and harassment” against bystanders who record their activities, a federal...

There’s no freedom without a free press

Two hundred and fifty years ago revolutionaries put their lives on the line to stand up to the greatest military and economic power on...