Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
On the campaign trail in 2024, Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to close the Department of Education and return oversight of…
In brief Shares of BitMine Immersion Technologies hit a 7-month low Thursday, falling to its lowest point since the firm…
from the too-stupid-by-half dept I have to admit: the first one-and-a-half paragraphs of this CNN report had me thinking the…
A provision of a large farm bill moving through the Florida Legislature that would expand the state’s “food libel” law…
In brief In a private session at the Institute for Advanced Study, physicists and astronomers acknowledged that agentic AI systems…
from the it’s-blaring dept If you’ve been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years,…
On Wednesday, Variety published the headline: “J.K. Rowling Denies Inviting Jeffrey Epstein to ‘Harry Potter & The Cursed Child’ Broadway Opening, DOJ…
In brief Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said crypto firms opposing the Senate’s market structure bill are nihilistic and delusional. His…
Following the 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville, in which the shooter was killed by responding police officers, the shooter’s…
In brief XRP dropped 15% on the day, leading the top 100 cryptocurrencies in daily losses. Evernorth faces a $446…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aims to jumpstart the development and deployment of new advanced reactors this year by…
In brief Three UK teenagers have been jailed after carrying out a “wrench attack” robbery in which $4.3 million in…