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Class Resources:

Syllabus

Bill of Rights (PDF)

Morning Edition (NPR)
On Liberty pdf (with notes)
On Liberty pdf (clean)
On Liberty pdf (online)

Common Sense

BIAS Test (Implicit Association)

Alternative Press Center

CJR: Who Owns What

The Hate Directory

Citation generator

Alternative press links

Summary of bills introduced by your Rep. or Senator.

Search proposed Illinois legislation
(key word search)

Track Federal legislation

Find you State and federal Representatives

Freedom House

freepress.net

Illinois Voter Registration Form

First Amendment Center

Electronic Freedom Foundation

Citation generator

Watergate

Mark Felt l Interactive guide | Washington Post Guide to Watergate

 

 

Others of interest:

A brief history of Louie Louie and Richard Berry.

100 Most banned books

Poynter Institute

On The Media

FAIR (fairness and accuracy in reporting)

AIM (accuracy in the media)

Codes of Ethics

What is a FOIA

This American Life

WILL-AM

Freedom of Information Act:

CPL FOIA Facts sheet

Illinois Press Assc. FOIA Guide.

EIU FOIA Information


Current First Amendment Conflicts

Watergate Guide (Washington Post)

FIRE's guide to student rights

ACLU: free speech

Student Press Law Center

FIRST AMENDMENT JOURNAL GUIDE (PDF)