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What is Freedom of Speech?

What is Freedom of Speech?. Just kidding Simmonds…. WHAT IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH?. Abdul, Katie, Martha, and Sabrina. AGENDA. The definition Its significance in Journalism Its journalistic evolution Speech vs. Expression Free, yet restrained International Scale

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What is Freedom of Speech?

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  1. What is Freedom of Speech?

  2. Just kidding Simmonds…

  3. WHAT IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH? Abdul, Katie, Martha, and Sabrina

  4. AGENDA • The definition • Its significance in Journalism • Its journalistic evolution • Speech vs. Expression • Free, yet restrained • International Scale • Media’s influence on said freedom • Conclusion

  5. DEFINITION • News media not subject to censorship by government • Government has no right to control/block what the press intends to publish

  6. IMPORTANCE (FREEDOM OF THE PRESS) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHFxtI0WBOA • Freedom of the press • Voices need to be heard • Freedom on all sides • Code of Ethics

  7. HISTORY Socrates Martin Luther King Jr. Theo van Gogh 399BC 1789 1963 2002 2004 2009 Grant v Torstar Corp Jean Paul-Marat Isioma Daniel

  8. SPEECH VS. EXPRESSION Freedom of Speech Freedom of Expression To have the freedom to voice an opinion without it being an issue -Ability say what we want, when we want Different level of freedom of speech -Hate crimes and Hate speech “However, this freedom of expression cannot be unlimited. The dark side of the internet cannot be ignored and public expression of views has consequences.”

  9. FREEDOM NOT FREE? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCA8S8v3aOQ • Issue for many journalists • Protected – Code of Ethics • Journalistic temptation to go against the ethics • Journalists – free expression activists • Injustice, oppression, exploitation • Example…

  10. INTERNATIONAL • Some people believe some stories that can impact • Journalists can be themselves on the media • The audience enjoys limited power through a feedback loop in repeating the narrative of the supposed influencer.

  11. MEDIA’S INFLUENCE • In Chinaeditors and journalists find ways to get news past the censors. • The government restricts the social network like Facebook, twitter where these sites could help journalists to publish their news. • Press restrictions in Egypt is increasingly restricted by laws • Every day journalists and the media find themselves at risk across the world.

  12. CONCLUSION • Definition • Importance • Development • Different than expression? • Freedom not free? • International scale – all on the same page globally • Media’s influence

  13. SOURCES http://www.cfr.org/china/media-censorship-china/p11515#p7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCA8S8v3aOQ http://kulmakivi.ninmg.com/page/learning-module-1-freedom-of http://www.kabobfest.com/2012/05/influence-and-freedom.html http://www.theparliament.com/latest-news/article/newsarticle/press-freedom-around-the-world-under-attack/#.Uk4JMIafgdc http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/05/religion.news http://www.iposgoode.ca/2011/11/digital-media-freedom-of-expression-and-the-evolution-of-journalism/ http://scc.lexum.org/decisia-scc-csc/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/7837/index.do http://www.historynet.com/martin-luther-king-jr http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Jean-Paul_Marat.html https://socs.civicus.org/?p=3854 https://iheu.org/story/safety-journalists-and-freedom-press https://www.democrayis.net/?page_id=10

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