“It’s the First Amendment, stupid:” Florida’s censorship of Amendment 4 is alarming
PantherNOW Editorial Board It’s becoming more and more dangerous to hold an opinion and voice it in Florida. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida…
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Letter to the Editor: What Freedom of Speech Implies
Antonio Gimenez | Senior majoring in Journalism The legal precedent of the U.S. Supreme Court that prohibits shouting fire falsely in a crowded theater is…
DUELING COLUMN: FIU Athletics Handled N-Word Controversy Adequately
Damielys Duarte/Assistant Opinion Director For centuries, the United States has grappled with the concept of freedom of expression, with more recent cases revolving around the…
Facebook continually fails to deter hate speech
Clara Barros/Staff Writer Last Wednesday, July 18, Mark Zuckerberg found himself in the midst of a political turmoil after claiming that Facebook should not take…
Criminalizing protests demonstrates abuse of power
Clara Barros/ Contributing Writer Jan. 20, 2018 was the one-year anniversary of the political repression of over 200 people in Donald Trump’s inauguration protest in…
Celebrities raise their voices
Isabela Vanga/ Contributing Writer Among the most followed celebrities like Kendrick Lamar with an instagram fan base of over 7.7 million, Shakira with over 45.2 million…
Freedom of Speech in the Digital Age
Alondra Bodden/ Contributing Writer Several years ago, two high schoolers delved into the world of blogging. Immersing themselves into a craft that would one day…
Media networks have huge influence on social discourse
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…
Freedom of speech will never be silenced by violence
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…
Banned Books Week returns, reminds students of their freedoms
Banned Books Week returns to the Glenn Hubert Library, where a live reading will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25 to honor classic novels that have been challenged and deemed obscene by public school systems and society.