Protected under the First Amendment, the Freedom of Speech refers to “the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint.” Yet, time and time again, there have been many attempts to limit or restrict certain forms of expression. Recently, the California Supreme Court ruled that Yelp, the business review forum, could not be ordered to remove negative reviews about …
The Inside Story
With so much attention on social media, internal communication is often overlooked in today’s corporate America. But company executives are now facing a growing trend of activism among employees in Silicon Valley, where there is fierce competition for programming talent. Signed petitions are protesting the way technology products are used by the U.S. government. Bloomberg reports that San Francisco-based cloud firm, …
Both Sides, Now
In today’s age of news media, biased coverage has been increasingly prominent and influential as shown by Fox News’ Conservative favoritism and CNN’s Liberal favoritism. This results in a lack of balanced, objective news coverage and some are taking note. On his show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Fox News host Tucker Carlson “urged viewers not to believe what they hear on other networks,” The Washington …
The Battle for Credibility
Presidential Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders further jeopardized her credibility with the news media by responding defensively when caught in a lie. Instead of acknowledging the mistake, and apologizing, Ms. Sanders chose to attack the reporters along with their credibility. “Frankly, I think my credibility is probably higher than the media’s … I think that if you spent a little bit more …