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WE have said that what the circumstances call for is not a modification of the Press Act, but its total repeal. We will now proceed to answer some of the objections which can conceivably be urged agai

Laurence Tribe: First Amendment fantasies in the social media debate Laurence Tribe, opinion contributor © istock Laurence Tribe: First Amendment fantasies in the social media debate Privately owned social media platforms like Facebook have exploded with wealth and influence. These companies have thrived on an opaque business model that weaponizes a fantasy version of the First Amendment to justify offering users temptingly convenient forms of personalized information-sharing. Of course, we know now these services often end up manipulating the appetites of ordinary people, ...

Daily Times May 5, 2021 1759, Peter Forsskal, the genius of the Swedish transformation, writes “finally it is also an important right in a free society to be freely allowed to contribute to society’s well-being. However, if that is to occur, it must be possible for society’s state of affairs to become known to everyone, and it must be possible for everyone to speak his mind freely about it. Where this is lacking, liberty is not worth its name” in his pamphlet Thoughts on Civil Liberty published in Stockholm. He triumphed over tyranny when The Freedom of the Press Act was enacted in 17...

Magistrate Rachel Montebello has ordered the prosecution of journalists for filing a story – for doing their job. They published a sordid picture: Joseph Cuschieri, former head of the Malta Gaming Authority and former CEO of the Malta Financial Services Authority, half-naked in an intimate embrace with bare-chested Yorgen Fenech, reclining on Fenech’s luxury yacht – both sticking their tongue out, taunting a nation. Cuschieri, the regulator tasked with ensuring Fenech adhered to the rules, instead enjoyed the lavish hospitality of the accused. His intimacy with Fenech was starkly reveal...

To honor Jamal Khashoggi, punish countries and leaders who target journalists: Schiff and Klobuchar Ban U.S. foreign aid to government entities that violate journalists' human rights and levy sanctions on individuals and foreign leaders who do the same. Adam Schiff and Amy Klobuchar Opinion contributors More than two years have passed since Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Jamal’s work as a journalist, his advocacy for democratic reforms and the brutality of his death have served as a clarion call for people around the world who believe in th...