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Ted Turner’s vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, Beth Knobel, a future TV news correspondent, was in graduate school. Emerging...

Obtaining Damages by Deception

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Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal, judges rule

Home » News » Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal, judges rule WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department can require journalists to...

Prosecutors used rap lyrics to help send a man to death row in Texas. It’s not an uncommon tactic

When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics, thoughts and even job leads in a notebook that would become evidence at his...

Newsletter, 23 April 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...

Free Speech : The Week That Was (April 5-11, 2026)

What a packed week for freedom of expression in India! From court proceedings against journalist Rana Ayyub for tweets posted 13 years ago, contempt...

Tenn. high court blocks order allowing news-media witnesses to view more parts of executions

Home » News » Tenn. high court blocks order allowing news-media witnesses to view more parts of executions NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme...

Newsletter, 9 April 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...

Trump isn’t immune from civil claims that his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge says

Home » News » Trump isn’t immune from civil claims that his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge says WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald...

Texas judge rejects push to let churches make political endorsements

Home » News » Texas judge rejects push to let churches make political endorsements A federal judge in Tyler dismissed a lawsuit on March 31 that sought...

The monster unleashed: How Hungary’s illiberal vision is seducing the western world

Hungary has been on our radar for a long time. The prime minister Viktor Orbán is not an autocrat like Russia’s Vladimir Putin, but...