Category Archives: Chapter 13

Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

How did people learn about bin Laden’s death? Survey says — Television.  Though many of my students said word-of-mouth from people who had been watching TV. What parent wouldn’t love a book called “Go The @$#& To Sleep”? This book … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 13 – Noriega, CNN and Prior Restraint

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

I was lecturing recently on free press/fair trial issues, and touched on the CNN/Noriega case.  In this case the court issued a temporary restraining order against CNN to prevent the network from broadcasting tapes of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega … Continue reading →

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Copyright, Piracy & Free Speech

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s a quick roundup of stories dealing with copyright, piracy, and free speech issues.  Been a busy start to the semester: How will the war on video and music piracy change in 2011? Good in-depth story from Mashable. Settlement on … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 13: ‘Seven Dirty Words’ and Truth 3 – Everything From the Margin Moves to the Center

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

UPDATE: May, 24, 2012: On May 27, 1972, just about exactly 40 years ago today, George Carlin recorded his concert album Class Clown during a show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.  Among the sketches he performed was one destined … Continue reading →

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No take-down order for Yogi Bear parody

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Tech Dirt reports that Warner Brothers has declined to issue a take-down order for the brilliant Yogi Bear parody posted to You Tube in which BooBoo does not behave like a true friend. Lots of tweeters were expecting an immediate … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks and Journalism

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

The website WikiLeaks has continued its project of posting huge numbers of secret government documents, generating a lot of news and a lot of controversy.  There is debate over whether the website is damaging national security for the United States, … Continue reading →

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More SCOTUS Westboro Church Case

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s a quick roundup of several interesting stories on Westboro Church funeral protest case: Protecting funerals and free speech – Ruth Marcus, WP’sPost Partisan Also compares case to that of Falwell and Flynt. Arguments before the court – WP’s story … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS – Does Westboro Baptist Church Have Right To Picket Funerals?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

UPDATE: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church’s right to picket funerals. The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing arguments today on the case of Snyder v. Phelps.  Fred Phelps, the leader of a … Continue reading →

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Free Speech vs. Book Burning

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Howard Kurtz, Washington Post – Why does Florida pastor who wants to burn Koran get so much media attention? Brian Stelter, NY Times – More on media love for Florida pastor.  (Yes, I realize the coverage has been uniformly negative, … Continue reading →

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Comic Books, Copyrights and Changing Media

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

As I noted yesterday, comic writer Mark Waid upset the comic world over the weekend with his keynote speech at the Harvey Awards (for excellence in comics).  Although I cannot find a transcript or video of his speech at the … Continue reading →

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