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Content for Member Papers
NNA provides its members with content to reprint or post to websites.
This content includes columns by directors and NNA member newspapers, Freedom Forum Institute's First Amendment columns/ editorials (available weekly) and more.
EarthTalk, column on environment issues, available at no charge
Nov 16, 2021
E - The Environmental Magazine produces a weekly, nationally syndicated Q&A column on the environment called EarthTalk. Hundreds of newspapers around the U.S. and Canada carry EarthTalk, ...
PERSPECTIVE: Why the least known First Amendment freedom could be the most important (and threatened)
Nov 11, 2021
It may be the least known First Amendment freedom, but it could be the most important — and one of the most threatened. See how the right to petition has transformed our nation, why it’s ...
How Brad Meltzer, best-selling author, fought a book ban
Nov 4, 2021
Author Brad Meltzer never imagined two of his children’s books would stir a free speech controversy. But when they did, speech, press, assembly and petition – four of five First Amendment freedoms ...
FIRST FIVE LIVE: Hear two views on hate speech
Oct 28, 2021
What’s more important, protecting free speech or preventing hate speech? Would anti-hate speech laws protect or diminish free speech? What even is hate speech? Read two experts’ takes on these ...
PERSPECTIVE: Cardi B lyrics on Twitter shouldn’t mean expulsion for pharmacy school student – they’re free speech
Oct 21, 2021
What do a Snapchatting high school cheerleader and a Cardi B lyric-tweeting pharmacy school student have in common? Both faced consequences from their schools for their social media posts. First Amendment ...
For these 5 Americans, the First Amendment is an everyday essential
Oct 14, 2021
The Freedom Forum surveyed more than 3,000 people for “The First Amendment: Where America Stands.” We also interviewed dozens of survey participants to get more insight into their thoughts ...
Four key First Amendment cases to watch this Supreme Court term
Oct 7, 2021
The Supreme Court’s October term has begun, and it promises to be an eventful one for First Amendment watchers, writes Freedom Forum fellow David Hudson, highlighting four key cases to watch.
Four First Amendment ‘where America stands’ findings that surprised experts (and 3 that didn’t)
Sep 30, 2021
We asked a wide range of First Amendment advocates and experts what struck them most about our findings in the recently released “Where America Stands” survey of First Amendment knowledge and ...
Survey says we like our First Amendment rights – whatever they are
Sep 23, 2021
How deeply Americans value their First Amendment freedoms — and how divided Americans are on how those freedoms should work in the face of today’s challenges – is our 21st century challenge, ...
