Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University

WE'RE HIRING: The Knight Institute seeks a Communications Coordinator. Reporting to the Communications Director, the Coordinator will execute a broad range of communications and operational responsibilities. More info: https://lnkd.in/gnutK_F9

🚨 UPCOMING EVENT: Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms, April 10-11 at Columbia University & online. In collaboration with Senior AI Advisor Seth Lazar & co-sponsored by the Knight Institute and Columbia Engineering. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eN5KDZTn

Are human rights movements able to rise to the challenge of the urgent issues of our time?📍This Monday 3/3 at 6pm ET at Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism, join former Human Rights Watch director Kenneth Roth in conversation with Sheila Coronel about the past and future of #humanrights. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/ezCtY2Ef

Trump White House Seizing Control of Press Pool Ramps Up Onslaught on Press Freedom, Knight Institute Says. Read statements from Jameel Jaffer and Katie Fallow: https://lnkd.in/eR4DRxJN

🚨CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Federal Funding and the First Amendment. Trump has issued a wave of executive orders attempting to place conditions on how recipients of federal funding appropriated by Congress can speak & associate. First Amendment doctrine remains confusing & incoherent on this question. We're hosting a closed convening at Columbia University to explore this topic in-depth, and invite scholars, practitioners, regulators, academic administrators, and others to submit statements of interest to participate by 3/21. Details here: https://lnkd.in/etpyvazD

Knight Institute Seeks Immediate Release of Special Counsel's Report on Trump's Mishandling of Classified Documents. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eJGDTKc6

Yesterday, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Earthjustice sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for unlawfully removing department webpages focused on climate change. https://lnkd.in/eegTUXNJ

Excluding the AP from White House briefings is an attack on #pressfreedom, Knight Institute Says. Read our full statement: https://lnkd.in/eYNRBGdB

Ronald Deibert and Siena Anstis discuss journalists, human rights advocates, and dissidents who have been targeted for digital transnational repression, and propose legal and policy responses for countries to tackle its chilling effects. https://lnkd.in/ebgypUCh

Americans’ right to access to ideas from abroad is under fire today, and has been in the past as well. George Wang explains why Lamont v Postmaster General, a case about communist snail mail, is so important today. Read here: https://lnkd.in/egGAathu