Danielle Garcia | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com The role of mass media and it’s different platforms like television, radio and newspapers, has recently been at the forefront of its own exertion of freedom of speech. It is true that the media, especially the well known news sources, drives the discourse on culture and society. This type […]
Image by via Flickr Madari Pendas | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com On Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 the office of the humor magazine Charlie Hebdo was attacked by radical islamists and twelve people, including a police officer, were murdered. The magazine was targeted because of its cartoons depicting the image of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, an act […]
Image by Boaz Guttman via Flickr Amid Bennaim | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com Just a few days have passed since the horrific attack that left 12 dead and even more injured at one of France’s leading satirical publications. The world was united in anguish against a group of those who wish to silence the press. To most Westerners […]
