AltWeeklies Wire
Arizona Lawmaker Goes After Campus Pressnew
Russell Pearce, a member of the Salt Lake City-based Mormon Church, put language in this year's state budget bill to eliminate funding for campus publications in Arizona because they have run stories and photographs he considers offensive.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
03-22-2005 |
Media
Terrorist TV?new
A San Francisco broadcaster is forced to drop Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV network after State Department labels it "terrorist."
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
02-23-2005 |
Media
Organize Locally, Annoy Globallynew
At protests across the U.S., members of the Worldwide Street Preachers Fellowship target gays, Christians, women and liberals with signs worthy of Fred "God Hates Fags" Phelps. And, when arrested, they successfully sue cities for violating their First Amendment rights.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
08-10-2004 |
Civil Liberties
