Putting Journalistic Ideals Back in the Service of Practice
Al Jazeera and the problems of media today
No-Platforming, “Unite the Right,” and New Free Speech Debate
Reexamining the Hannah Arendt Center’s invitation to Marc Jongen
Romania’s Threatened Freedom of Speech
A report on an authoritarian backlash
On October 7, the Romanian Senate passed a law whereby anyone accused of “social defamation” can be subject to penalty. The financial sanction for individual charges varies between 1.000 RON and 30.000 RON (225 Euros-6.750 Euros), whereas fines for group defamation can go up to 22.500 Euros. The person who initiated such a mind-blowing act, Liviu Dragnea, is arguably one of the most questionable …
