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NCAC Censorship News


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Censorship News Archive



» Censorship News #106

»  The Trouble With Balance »  The Long and the Short of It »  Secrecy, Part II »  A Presumption in Favor of Secrecy

» Censorship News #105

»  The Long and the Short Of It »  Free Speech 4 Students »  Congressional Hearings Confirm Censorship of Science »  A Victory for Free Speech on the Airwaves »  A Finger on the Scales of Justice

» Censorship News #104

»  YFEN at the Grassroots Media Conference »  What Are They Thinking - Youth Activists Speak Out »  The Long And Short Of It »  The Imus Affair »  Student Play About Iraq War Censored »  Morse v »  First Amendment Priorities for the 110th Congress

» Censorship News #103

»  The Long and The Short of It »  The First Amendment, In Congress and the Courts »  The FCC - A Bleep Too Far »  Censoring Science

» Censorship News #102

»  The Long and the Short of It »  The First Amendment Online, in Congress and the Courts »  Standing Up for the Internet's First Amendment »  Roz Udow An Appreciation »  Moral Panic, Version 2

» Censorship News #101

»  The Long and Short Of It »  The First Amendment, in Congress and the Courts »  The Controversy That Won't Quit »  Subversive Schools »  Censorship 101, A Crash Course

» Censorship News #100

»  Waging the War of Ideas With a Heavy Hand »  News from the Coalition »  Deja Vu All Over Again »  The Long and the Short of It

» Censorship News #99

»  USA Patriot Act in Flux »  The Long and the Short of It »  NCAC Initiates The Knowledge Project »  Evolving Education »  7th Circuit Court Demotes College Journalists »  USA Patriot Act in Flux »  The Long and the Short of It »  Evolving Education »  7th Circuit Court Demotes College Journalists

» Censorship News #98

»  The Long and the Short of It »  Public Broadcasting Caught in the Culture War »  Late-Breaking News in Congress and the Courts »  BLEEP - Censoring Hollywood »  Balancing Act

» Censorship News #97

»  Unintelligent Design »  The Long and the Short of It »  Sex, Lies, and Videotape »  Creationism by Any Other Name »  Academia Assailed - Conservatives Seek Balance

» Censorship News #96

»  Views - Reflections on NCACs 30 Years »  Treasury Department Lifts Ban on Foreign Letters »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Snapshots and Soundbites From Turning Up the Volume »  NCAC Turns Up the Volume »  Abstinence-Only - Short on Facts Long on Fancy

» Censorship News #95

»  Views - The Odor of Mendacity »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Texas Textbook Battles »  News From The Courts »  NCAC Leaders and NCAC Win Awards »  NCAC - 30 Years of Defending Freedom »  Government Under Wraps

» Censorship News #94

»  Views - A Blank Check »  The Uses of Indecency »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Off With His Head »  News From The Courts »  New Officers Elected »  In Memoriam Mildred Jeffrey »  Film Contest - Free Speech and Democracy »  Disclosure - Good for the Goose Not the Gander

» Censorship News #93

»  Views - Indecency Again »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Jeremiah Gutman - NCAC Chair Dies »  Has His Penis Gone to His Head »  Government Warns Publishers - Do not Edit Foreign Scripts »  Flash »  Film Contest - Free Speech and Democracy »  Congress Threatens Middle East Studies »  Campaign Finance Law Threatens Expression

» Censorship News #92

»  Tuscaloosa College Bans Photos »  Violent Video Game Players Mysteriously Avoid Killing Selves - Others »  Views - Money Talks »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Supreme Court Surprise »  NCAC Sponsors Free Speech Conversation »  Does Censorship Make Schools Safe »  Censoring Scientific Information

» Censorship News #91

»  What To Do About the Childrens Internet Protection Act »  Censoring Scientific Information »  Views - Science and Politics »  The Long And The Short Of It »  News From The Courts »  Flag Exhibit Unfurls Protests

» Censorship News #90

»  The Long And The Short Of It »  News From The Courts »  Accountability in Public Schools »  Views - Big Brother Meets Catch-22

» Censorship News #89

»  The Strange Case of Sarah Jones »  Voices of Protest Sometimes Get Through »  Views - Collateral Damage »  The Long And The Short Of It »  News From The Courts »  Keeping Government Documents Secret

» Censorship News #88

»  Views - The Silver Lining »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Student Wins Censorship Battle and Award »  Opposition to Censored Sex-Ed Grows »  NCAC Remembers Sara Blackburn and Vera List »  NCAC Broadens Its Leadership »  Must Curators Self-Censor »  At What Price - Awareness

» Censorship News #87

»  Views - Education Held Hostage »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Survey - American Press Too Nosey »  NCAC Invites You to The File Room Open Forum »  Let us Pledge Common Sense »  Democracies Die Behind Closed Doors »  Banned Books Event Attracts Readers and Writers

» Censorship News #86

»  Views - MAKE Him Talk »  The Long And The Short Of It »  New York Regents Fail Test on First Amendment »  NCAC Remembers Board Members Samuel Rabinove and Nanette Roberts »  NCAC Benefit »  Letter from Cathy Popkin- Columbia - to NYS Education Commissioner Richard Mills »  In The Courts

» Censorship News #85

»  Views - Taboo Talk »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Tattered Cover Wins »  NCAC In Action - Abstinence-Only Education »  NCAC Benefit and Other Events »  Jailed Journalist Wins PEN Award »  How About An Old-Fashioned Book Burning

» Censorship News #84

»  Writing History to Executive Order »  Views - Jo List 1st Amendment Champion - Fairy Godmother »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Protest And Patriotism Not Either-Or »  Jo List - NCAC Co-Chair Dies »  Art Now - Artists Respond to 9-11

» Censorship News #83

»  The Long And The Short Of It »  The First Amendment in the Shadow of Terrorism »  More News From the Courts »  Academic Freedom - News From the Courts

» Censorship News #82

»  Views - Prohibited Piracy or Protected Parody »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Reparations Ad Inflames Campuses »  Full of Grace and Truth »  Anti-Censorship Sex Ed Campaign Taking Off »  A Mixed Bag in the Courts and Congress

» Censorship News #81

»  Views - Its Not Just About Huck Finn »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Decency Revisited - New York Mayor Is At It Again »  Anti-Censorship Sex Ed Campaign Taking Off »  Academic Freedom Bites the Dust »  A Mixed Bag in the Courts and Congress

» Censorship News #80

»  Views - Seeking New Ways to Fight Censorship »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Sex-Ed - NCAC Launches Anti-Censorship Campaign »  News From the Courts (Not The Supremes) »  First Amendment Internship Honors Lora Hays

» Censorship News #79

»  The Long And The Short Of It »  The First Amendment Pop Culture and the Silly Season »  MOMA to Show Tell It Like It Is »  Censorship Protects Ignorance Not Innocence

» Censorship News #78

»  Views - Why Stop Dr Laura »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Teaching Sex by Jeffrey Moran »  Supreme Court Speaks On Religious Speech »  Supreme Court Protects Speech on Cable TV »  News From NCACs Board of Directors »  Abstinence-Only Is Censorship

» Censorship News #77

»  Views - A Necessary Evil »  The Long And The Short Of It »  National News - Two Victories One Retreat »  Michiganders Say No To Internet Filters »  In Texas - Positive Art Brings Negative Response »  Confederate Flag Battle - A Time To Teach

» Censorship News #76

»  Views - End of Year (Century - Millennium) Musings »  The Long And The Short Of It »  NCAC - A Quarter-Century Young »  Is Harry Potter Evil by Judy Blume »  Censorship Unveiled »  All About Art - The Good the Bad and the Ugly

» Censorship News #75

»  Weird Science by Katha Pollitt »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Judy Blume Draws Crowds-Crowds and Then Some »  Federal Court Demotes College Journalists »  Culture Wars Come to New York (Along With Mosquitos) »  Appeal to Reason

» Censorship News #74

»  Washingtons Post-Littleton Looney Tunes »  Violence in the Media »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Media Scholar Warns Senate - Listen to Our Children Dont Fear Them »  Kill the Messenger

» Censorship News #73

»  The Long And The Short Of It »  The Limits of Free Speech »  Senate Internet Bill Could Backfire »  Other News from the Courts - Not So Good »  NEA Head Whites Out The Story of Colors »  Childrens Bodies - What Are We Afraid Of »  Academic Freedom Survives Court Battle

» Censorship News #72

»  Views on the News From the Executive Director - Teachers (and Education) in Trouble »  Views on the News From the Executive Director - Teachers (and Education) in Troubl »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Cry Racism And Watch Knees Jerk »  Courts to Congress - Hands Off http »  Court Bars Internet Filters in Loudoun County Library »  Appellate Rulings Threaten Creative Teaching

» Censorship News #71

»  Thinking About the Flag in Flames »  The Long And The Short Of It »  Sex and Censorship - Dangers to Minors and Others »  House Approves 98 Million For The NEA »  Government Secrecy - Bad Habits Die Hard »  Contested Histories

» Censorship News #70

»  The Long And The Short Of It »  Supreme Court Upholds Decency Standard for the NEA »  Sex and Censorship - Dangers to Minors and Others »  New York Audiences Get A Choice - Will San Antonio and Anchorage Be So Lucky »  If Only Congress Could Gag the Globe »  Go Ask Alice Snatched From Students »  Censorship and The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

» Censorship News #69

»  Views on the News From the Executive Director »  The Politics of Ratings Labels and Filters - A Little Bedlam »  The Long And The Short of It »  Teen Magazines Too Racy »  Ratings For Rock Concerts

» Censorship News #68

»  NYC Adult Zoning Law On Appeal »  News and Updates »  NCAC to Sponsor Panel on Ratings and Filters »  Court Rulings Threaten Free Expression »  CDA Opponents Won Landmark Victory But The War Goes On »  Barnes and Noble Indicted in Tennessee »  A Kiss is Just a Kiss

» Censorship News #67

»  The Arts Under Attack - The Philly Flasher Succumbs to Censors in Tennessee »  The Arts Under Attack - Sculptor Fights City Hall and Wins »  The Arts Under Attack - Jock Sturges Photos Vandalized »  The Arts Under Attack - Firefighters in Pennsylvania Put Out Art Show »  Oklahoma City Censorship Battle »  Dont Cave In to the Book Banners »  Congressional Attack on the NEA Spills Over

» Censorship News #66

»  Washington States Newstand Wins Judgment »  News and Updates »  NCAC Announces A New Executive Director and President of the Board »  House Passes Flag Amendment »  Government Secrecy Overdue for Review »  Government Rating or Government Control

» Censorship News #65

»  We Will Miss Tom Stoddard - Humanist »  The Internet and Education - A Close Fit »  Oklahoma University Bans Sex on the Net »  Of Mice and Men Inappropriate in Illinois »  NCAC Honors Leanne Katz »  Court Okays Teaching in Colorado

» Censorship News #64

»  Will Rib Lake Face Censorship Forever »  Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Word »  Sticky Solution - Glue the Pages »  News Briefs on Laws and Court Cases »  NCAC Warns Scholars - Artistic Expression Demands Protection »  NCAC Tells The Press Like It Is »  Library Displays Art It Had Banned »  Another Costly Lesson For School Boards As Jury Vindicates Teacher

» Censorship News #63

»  The American People Now Okay in Ohio »  Salo Returns to Cincinnati »  Republican Platform Shreds the First Amendment »  Religious Right Group Seeks College Control »  Penny Culliton Reinstated »  NCAC Benefits from State of the Union »  Judge Dismisses Suit Against Hit Man Publisher »  How About Your Library »  Cognitive Dissonance »  Censorship Snuffs Out Spirit of Education »  Another Court Enjoins CDA

» Censorship News #62

»  Zine Cartoonist Mike Diana Loses Appeal »  Thats What We Always Say »  Senate Hearings Fuel Sex Panic »  Schools Liable for Censorship Damages »  News Briefs »  Gay Family Exhibit Draws Fire and Support »  Do We Pay Too Much For Secrecy »  Court Preserves Internets Promise

» Censorship News #61

»  What is Wrong With Parental Rights »  News and Updates »  Bernardo Bertolucci Testifies at Denver Teachers Hearing

» Censorship News #60

»  Religious Right Ponders - What Lurks in the Library »  In Defense of PBS »  Art Censorship

» Censorship News #59

»  The Continuing Adventures of Huck Finn - Figure out how to teach the book »  Congress Succumbing to Censorship Hysteria

» Censorship News #38

»  Free Speech in Wartime

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