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No, You Don't Have a First Amendment Right To Get Your Speech Aired on Cable News
It seems obvious that a cable news channel choosing not to show a lengthy speech in its entirety does not violate the First Amendment.
Tag : Media Regulation
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The challenge of Chinese media influence
Author: Kingsley Edney, University of Leeds When China’s infamous list of 14 grievances with Australia was leaked in 2018, commentators noted that
6 Ways Conservatives Betray Their First Principles with Online Child Safety Regulations
I’ve been floating around in conservative policy circles for 30 years and I have spent much of that time covering media policy and child safety
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New Report: “Governing Emerging Technology in an Age of Policy Fragmentation and Disequilibrium”
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) has kicked off a new project called “Digital Platforms and American Life,” which will bring together a
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Russia's Remaining Independent Journalists Suffer for Their Work
It's one of the sad facts of life that journalists often do their best work in places that offer the least welcoming environments. When
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It's Dangerous to Allow Politicians and Officials to Decide What Constitutes 'Truth'
It's no secret that governments worldwide are increasingly hostile to scrutiny of their conduct. But, at a moment when too many media outlets
The Canary cleared of antisemitic discrimination by independent press regulator
Earlier this year, our regulator IMPRESS launched an investigation into concerns about antisemitism at The Canary and Skwawkbox. IMPRESS is the only
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‘The Toughest Regulator in the World?’ IPSO Stares Failure in the Face – Brian Cathcart
Four months after its chair received an appeal for urgent action to address a collapse of journalistic standards at the Jewish Chronicle, the board
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The Draft Online Safety Bill Concretised, Part 2, Implementing the Duties – Graham Smith
This is Part 2 of a two part post dealing with a concrete example of the way in which the Online Safety Bill is should operate. Part 1 set out the
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The Draft Online Safety Bill Concretised, Part 1, The Hypothetical and the Duties – Graham Smith
1. The draft Online Safety Bill is nothing if not abstract. Whether it is defining the adult (or child) of ordinary sensibilities, mandating
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It’s time to stop trusting Facebook to engineer our social world – Nick Couldry
The world’s, and in particular the USA’s, reckless experiment with its social and political fabric has reached a decision-point. Almost a year
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Should social media regulation be aiming at a different goal? – Simon Carne
This weekend, the professional football community in the UK will boycott social media. The “gesture”, initiated by the anti-racism charity, Kick
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Australia: 10 years after Finkelstein, media accountability has gone backwards – Denis Muller
In September, it will be ten years since the Gillard government established the Independent Inquiry into Media and Media Regulation in Australia,
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Stephanie Reynolds: Celebrities, Social Media, and New Sites of Political Constitutional Accountability
Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford has been credited with being instrumental in securing a
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Why We (Still) Shouldn't Censor Misinformation
After President Donald Trump's loss in 2020, a majority of his supporters believed the election had been rigged. Some adopted wild conspiracy