First Amendment

NPR Illinois and the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership present a panel discussion on how news media, the press, are under multiple threats to their independence. Medill's Tim Franklin and attorney Don Craven join moderator Sean Crawford to sort through the issues.

Dear President Timothy Killeen and Chancellor Susan Koch:In August, NPR Illinois in partnership with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network published…

How can we contain these threats and still preserve everyone's First Amendment rights?

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