Category Archive for "Editorial"

My only post-election thought …

Nov 12 2016

… that Will Rahn’s piece, The Unbearable Smugness of the Press (CBS News) was spot on.   Image courtesy CBS News. 

Katie Couric and producer sued for defamation

Sep 14 2016

Beware children, don’t be so blinded by your precious ideas that you do dumb stuff re-edit the truth to match your politics. The…

HRW suddenly discovers PA/Hamas disrespects freedom of expression, duh

Sep 05 2016

In a recent report published by typically anti-Israel Human Rights Watch, Palestinian abuses against Palestinian journalists, artists, musicians, dissidents and political activists are…

HuffPo fires writer who questioned Hillary’s health

Aug 30 2016

American media is at an all-time low. Though Trump will most likely fade into the sunset, he has done one thing, he has revealed…

The EU is meddling again

Jun 07 2016

The EU has entered a bogus agreement with tech companies like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter that will meddle in freedom of expression…

World Press Freedom at all-time low

May 06 2016

It’s interesting that as we become more connected through the Internet and digital media that we are actually becoming less free. Who…

University fires newspaper mentor for publishing ‘drown the bunnies’ comment

Feb 10 2016

Here is a disturbing story in today’s New York Times about Mount St. Mary’s University’s (MD) administrator’s efforts to silence its critics. According…

#diplomacywins, a cautionary tale

Jan 18 2016

The Columbia Journalism Review Joel Simon (also E.D. of Committee to Protect Journalists) comments on the release of Washpo’s Jason Rezaian and…

Recent headlines capture censorship trends

Jan 13 2016

Prof. Mohammed Dajani’s Op-Ed about the detention of moderate Salim Sweidin in the Times of Israel Rare article in +972mag on continuing…

Publisher’s Note: Is tragedy relative?

Jan 09 2013

By Mary Grossman Last Thursday, Jan. 3, I attended an annual charitable luncheon given by Lynn Friess. This year she invited Smokey…

Helping youth exposed to conflict understand their rights to freedom of expression in order to build a more peaceful society.