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Columnist Banned for Opinion on Art Fairsnew

A Wyoming art association has banned a local columnist from its studios and classes after board members called for “consequences” to a column that criticized art fairs.
Planet Jackson Hole  |  Matthew Irwin  |  07-28-2010  |  Media

Censoring Obama Hate-Speechnew

Free speech collides with hate speech when the anti-Obama talk turns ugly, but the rabid right has been holding its venomous tongue lately. Is Obama-phobia a thing of the past or just on hiatus? And what should be done about it?
Boston Phoenix  |  Adam Reilly  |  01-16-2009  |  Media

Hate Speech Infests SoCal Daily Newspaper Websitesnew

Due to the anonymity and instant access to an audience that poorly monitored newspaper and social networking sites provide, internet hate speech is a growing national phenomenon. "It's democracy gone wild," said Deborah Lauter, director of the national civil rights division of the Anti-Defamation League.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Staff  |  06-17-2008  |  Media

The Man Behind the Self-Cleansing Filmnew

Meet the Utah-based head of CleanFlicks.com: the man who claims to have started the whole DVD-sanitization craze among various Values Belt boobs.
Dig Boston  |  Chris Faraone  |  05-19-2005  |  Media

The People v. Televisionnew

In addition to bad customer service and high rates, Comcast is using cable to strangle democracy. Are they the Wal-Mart of telecom?
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Camille T. Taiara  |  03-30-2005  |  Media

Censored! The Runners Upnew

Runners up to the 10 big news stories the national news media ignore.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Bay Guardian Staff  |  09-01-2004  |  Media

Censored! 10 Big Stories the National News Media Ignorenew

Wealth inequality, an attack on a human rights law and the Bush administration's manipulation of science are among the 10 big news stories that Project Censored has identified as not receiving the media attention they deserve.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Camille T. Taiara  |  09-01-2004  |  Media

You Can't Do That on (U.S.) Televisionnew

Footage of U.S. troops terrorizing a former Iraqi army officer and a night-vision film of a U.S. helicopter crew gunning down suspected insurgents were broadcast in Australia, but media self-censorship keeps such reports from being viewed by the American public.
Boston Phoenix  |  Jason Vest  |  08-07-2004  |  Media

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