The annual First Amendment Free Food Festival will return to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus mall today (Oct. 24) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event offers participants a free lunch – pizza and sodas – in exchange for temporarily surrendering their First Amendment rights. It is intended to spotlight the importance of those rights, and is open to both the campus and general communities.
Tradeoff of freedoms for free pizza didn’t appeal to everyone at UW-EC’s annual ‘First Amendment Free Food Festival’
More than 65 people – most of them UW-Eau Claire students – temporarily relinquished their First Amendment rights this week in exchange for free pizza and soda. But there were many who bypassed this year’s First Amendment Free Food Festival on the UW-EC campus because they didn’t want to give up those rights. Not even […]
Campus ‘Free Food Festival’ today aims to teach First Amendment freedoms interactively
The freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment will be spotlighted today (Oct. 25) when the UW-Eau Claire chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) hosts its annual First Amendment Free Food Festival on the campus mall. The three-hour event, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., is free and open to both the campus and […]
U. of Minnesota First Amendment expert to discuss truth in journalism at UW-Stout on Oct. 9
Truth in journalism and in the media, a much-discussed topic during and since the presidential election last November, will be addressed next Monday (Oct. 9) at the University of Wisconsin-Stout by a law and ethics expert from the University of Minnesota. Jane Kirtley will discuss “The Search for Truth: A Road Map for Journalists and […]
Freedom of the press is fundamental for American democracy
By Rachyl Houterman, Staff Writer for The Spectator Journalism in America has entered uncertain times, but liberty isn’t guaranteed without it On Feb. 17, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet stating the media “is the enemy of the American people,” making it clear he was referring to CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC and The New […]