Senior United Kingdom government officials and members of the European Parliament have threatened to ban the social media platform X in response to a proliferation of sexualized images on the platform.
Morgan State muzzles its own student press, banning interviews with faculty and filming in public spaces unless admins say otherwise. But that's placing a prior restraint on the fourth estate, and a violation of the First Amendment.
Imposing a restraint — even an implicit one — on what employees can say to the media makes Duke a liar, belying its posturing as a university committed to open discourse.
After the University of Central Oklahoma shut down the state's oldest student newspaper, students launched an independent outlet and fought back for a free press on campus.
The Pentagon's press badge policy is an unconstitutional attempt to single out reporters for less favorable treatment than the general public. Thankfully, it has united outlets against the effort.
