First Amendment Address News Today

The Champion of Open Government certificate and the James Madison Award were gifted at UK’s annual State of the First Amendment Address on Thursday, Nov. 2. Hosted by the UK School of Journalism and Media and held in the Rosenberg College of Law Grand Courtroom, the event featured keynote speaker Kyu Ho Youm, University of...

The James Madison Award is presented annually by the School of Journalism and Media in the College of Communication and Information to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to First Amendment rights. Awardees must have significant ties to Kentucky, and their efforts must have resulted in the preservation or expansion of freedom of the press and/or freedom of speech.

Kyu Ho Youm, media law expert, will deliver the State of the First Amendment Address 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. The title of the address is “Beyond the First Amendment in the Global Century: Freedom of Speech as America’s Best Export.”

Ryan has delivered high-quality journalism education and instilled in students the importance of their First Amendment rights as citizens and news media professionals as a deeply respected faculty member in the School of Journalism and Media in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky.

This year’s address coincides with the offering of a new minor in video game design and development offered by the College of Communication and Information’s School of Journalism and Media.

The 2021 State of the First Amendment Address, sponsored by the Scripps Howard First Amendment Center housed in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky, is scheduled for 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, via Zoom.​

The University of Kentucky Scripps Howard First Amendment Center is accepting nominations for its James Madison Award, which honors a Kentuckian who is a champion of the First Amendment.