The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. These stories are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Stories are not available for download but can be easily ordered by contacting the Resource Center:
Search results for "freedom of speech" ...
-
Target Practice
A grand jury subpoena requested that all of the Phoenix New Times' notes, tapes, stories and other material regarding Sheriff Joe Arpaio since January 1, 2004 be seized. The prosecutor even demanded names of any person who visited the newspaper's website since 2004 as well. This series tells the story of the New Times' struggle against over-reaching public officials, as well as a larger story about diminishing rights to privacy and freedom of expression.
Tags: Andrew Thomas; Dennis Wilenchik; freedom of speech; courts; city government; state government; law enforcement; internet; First Amendment
-
Terror Television: How Taxpayer-financed Al-urra became a platform for terrorists and Holocaust deniers
"Shortly after the hiring of news director Larry Register in November 2006, US Taxpayer-financed Arab TV network Al-Hurra dropped its policy of not broadcasting terrorists live and unchallenged. As a result, Hamas operatives became regular live guests, and among other examples, the network provided uncritical, straightforward coverage of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Holocaust conference in December 2006."
Tags: freedom of speech; terrorism; broadcast television; federal government
-
Outsourcing Justice? That's Obscene
"The Bush administration has contracted with a Christian right organization, Morality in Media, to receive citizens' complaints about online obscenity. Since the early 1960s, Morality in Media has opposed pornography of all types, including constitutionally protected material. The Justice Department, duty-bound to uphold the Constitution, is thus allying itself with an organization that holds much of today's First Amendment law in contempt."
Tags: justice; freedom of speech; obscenity; religion; separation of church and state; internet
-
Sometimes, Settling is the Best Policy: Districts Often Decide Not to Fight Lawsuits
Palm Beach High School student Peter Riera wore a Cuban-flag necklace to school but the school district said he couldn't wear the necklace because they viewed it as a gang symbol.
Tags: Palm Beach High School; Peter Riera; Cuban; freedom of speech; first amendment; high school; free expression in the classroom; education
-
The New McCarthyism
The Progressive probes the threat to free speech after Sept. 11. "The FBI and Secret Service are harassing artists and activists. Publishers are firing anti-war columnists and cartoonists. University presidents are scolding dissident faculty members. And right-wing citizen's groups are demanding conformity."
Tags: democracy; human rights; freedom of speech; First Amendment; treason accusations; anti-war movement
-
Digital Dilemma
National Journal questions the increase in copyright protections as opposed to "fundamental rights as freedom of speech and of the press." The report looks at copyright practices in other countries, and finds that some of them are even more stringent than in the U.S.A. The story also examines how companies - mostly in the software business - use technology to prevent illegal activity, and to protect their products from copying. The article voices the concerns of library associations, which find that there is a gap between the price of the information and most users' ability to pay.
Tags: digital pirates; Hollywood; Disney; information technology; economy; business; Recording Industry Association of America; Business Software Alliance; Congress
-
Hoodwinked
This article examines what happens in Cleveland when the Ku Klux Klan rallies in the city. Marino explains how much protection the city -- and others that have to endure the group's Tour of Hate -- must put forth, how much that costs taxpayers, etc.
Tags: Ku Klux Klan; Cleveland; freedom of speech; First Amendment
-
Lawsuit: The Daily News, The NYT Co., Newsday, A.P. and the NY Press Club vs Rudolph Guiliani, Howard Safir and the City of New York
Media organizations are challenging the legal rights of the NYC Police Dept. for its unconstitutional abridgement of newsgathering practices by journalists. During the past three years, the press have repeatedly been placed in "pens" limiting access to news events. Journalists and photographers were increasingly arrested. The problem has been addressed after litigation was threatened.
Tags: FOIA NYPD press pens First Amendment news coverage freedom of speech
-
The Price of Speaking Out
ABA Journal investigates the struggle of Nancy Hsu Fleming, a U.S. immigrant from Taiwan who exercised her constitutional right by voicing concerns about the safety of water in her community. Instead of being protected under the First Amendment, Hsu found herself struck with a strategic lawsuit against public participation, or a SLAPP suit. As SLAPP suits become more popular, courts offer less protection for freedom of speech. (Sept. 1996)
Tags: Lowe The price of speaking out Judges Lawyers Rights 6 pgs.
-
No title (id: 13313)
Penthouse discusses pedophilia and adolescent pornography on the Internet. The article addresses parental concern and freedom of speech and expression issues by raising the question of whether we want our children to be safe or every word we type on the Net to be monitored. When does enough intervention become too much?
Tags: Selcraig Chasing computer perverts CAR Cyberspace Sex 10 pgs.