Events Press Freedom and Alternative Facts 10 Nov 2020 The Center for Media Engagement and Media Ethics Initiative Present: Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts David McCraw Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel The New York Times…
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Art and Aesthetics… Sex, Drugs, and Hijabs on Netflix 21 Sep 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: Is Elite a Case of Creative Freedom or Muslim Stereotyping? Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Teenage sex, illicit drugs, and a school ban on hijabs. The plot…
Case Studies… Freedom Of Skepticism and the President 17 Sep 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: Trump’s Refutation of Expertise During the Covid-19 Pandemic Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies As of September, the United States has seen over 170,000 deaths due to the…