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First Five
By First Amendment Center of the Freedom Forum InstituteNon-Profit
First Five episodes
- Year of the Student Journalist: A conversation with a college journalism adviser
A discussion with Scott Morris, adviser to The Flor-Ala at the University of North Alabama. The fourth in a series of podcasts exploring student journalism and celebrating 2019's Year of the Student Journalist. Co-sponsored by the Freedom Forum Institute and the Student Press Law Center.
16 min - Year of the Student Journalist: A conversation with a college journalist
A discussion with Ginny Bixby, assignment editor of The Blue & Gray Press at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Va. The third in a series of podcasts exploring student journalism and celebrating 2019's Year of the Student Journalist. Co-sponsored by the Freedom Forum Institute and the Student Press Law Center.
15 min - Year of the Student Journalist: A conversation with a high school journalist
A discussion with Melody Gebremedhin, an editor for The Paw Print, at Pullman High School in Pullman, Wash. The second in a series exploring student journalism and celebrating 2019's Year of the Student Journalist. Co-sponsored by the Freedom Forum Institute and the Student Press Law Center.
7 min - Year of the Student Journalist
A discussion with Adriana Chavira, advisor to student publications at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, in Van Nuys, Calif., on why her students felt compelled recently to write an editorial in support of free press – and how her student publications operate. The first in a series exploring student journalism, as part of the celebration of 2019 as the "Year of the Student Journalist," co-sponsored by the Freedom Forum Institute and the Student Press Law Center.
8 min - Free Spirits – discussing the state of the First Amendment over drinks
What do Americans know about the First Amendment, and how do they feel about the hot button issues?
31 min - Protecting Dissent
While most people are distracted by watching the White House, states are trying to pass laws that will chill the freedom to protest.
30 min - 16 min
- Deconstructing the "Gay Wedding Cake" Case
We delve into one of the most controversial cases on the Supreme Court's docket this year, Masterpiece Cakeshop, and what the decision means for First Amendment and LGBTQ rights.
11 min - How do you solve a problem like Facebook?
Can sites like Facebook censor fake news and hate speech? Can the government make them? And if so — is that a good idea?
17 min - Diversity in the Newsroom
Gene Policinski talks with the Women's Media Center about their recent report on the status of women of color in the American media.
17 min
About First Five
From the publisher's feed
Hosts Lata Nott and Gene Policinski talk to the experts and cut through the jargon to explain how the five freedoms of the First Amendment work, and what you can do to protect them.