- Project Censored
Exploring and publicizing the extent of censorship in our society by locating stories about significant issues.
www.projectcensored.org
- International Freedom of Expression Exchange
Access accurate and up-to-date information on freedom of expression issues and abuses through this site that links freedom of expression groups around the world.
www.ifex.org
- First Amendment@
Learn about First Amendment, the part of the United States Bill of Rights which guarantees freedom of speech and other freedoms. Sites feature online version, overview, various clauses, analysis, commentary, charts and diagrams, critiques, notable court cases, and legal interpretations of the law which protects basic liberties even from the federal legislature.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Amendments/First_Amendment
- Index on Censorship
Bi-monthly magazine with provocative debate on the fundamental questions of freedom of expression.
www.indexonline.org
- Digital Freedom Network
International nonpartisan partnership that works to protect free speech and human rights. DFN publishes censored material on its web site.
www.dfn.org
- Free Speech Movement Archives (FSM)
Collection of documents, images, links, and contributions from visitors regarding the freedom of speech.
www.fsm-a.org
- FCC Obscene, Indecent and Profane Broadcasts
Official guidelines on the use of obscene, indecent, and profane either on radio or TV.
www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/obscene.html
- Annoy.com
Intent of this site is to annoy, to disturb, or bother in a way that displeases, troubles or, irritates. A meeting place for the uninhibited.
www.annoy.com
- One Free Minute
Mobile sculpture that contains a cellphone, amplifier, and speaker. Callers to the sculpture are connected for one minute to allow for instances of anonymous public speech.
www.onefreeminute.net
- Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (1988)@
Learn about the law case Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, in which Jerry Falwell sued Larry Flynt for his parody advertisement in the magazine about Falwell's sexual experience with his mother. Sites offer background information, legal document, case abstract, list of participants, resources, and the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court case which strengthened free speech rights in relation to parodies of public figures.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Cases/Hustler_Magazine_v__Falwell__1988_
- Freedom of Speech vs. Workplace Harassment Law
A detailed, substantive, footnoted discussion of how workplace harassment law restricts free speech.
www.law.ucla.edu/faculty/volokh/harass
- Freedom of Expression
Reserves the right to satirize the hell out of anyone who tries to stomp the First Amendment.
www.freedomofexpression.com
- Culture Shock
Are the arts dangerous? Companion site to the PBS series about art, cultural values, and freedom of expression in the visual arts, music, dance, literature, theater, film, and video.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock
- Foodspeak Coalition for Free Speech
Coalition of civil liberty, health, environmental, public interest, media, and law groups dedicated to ensuring freedom of expression concerning food and food safety.
www.cspinet.org/foodspeak
- Free Speech Movement: Student Protest - U.C. Berkeley, 1964-65
Digital archives which document the role of Mario Savio and other participants in the Free Speech Movement during 1964-65, as well as its origins and legacy of political activism.
www.lib.berkeley.edu/BANC/FSM
- Guide to Journalist Shield Laws, A
State-by-state guide to journalist shield laws in the U.S., describing the relevant laws that apply to journalists who refuse to disclose their sources. From Poynter Online.
www.poynterextra.org/shieldlaw
- Censored - Wielding the Red Pen
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The University of Virginia library presents an exhibit that looks at the way censorship has influenced media and art.
www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/censored
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