Steve Miller, coordinator of Undergraduate Studies in Journalism and Media Studies, believes the freedom of speech and expression in the U.S. is what sets it apart from other nations. <\/p>\n
Miller said this inherent human right should not only be practiced but also celebrated every day. <\/p>\n
From a screening of the documentary Trumbo to a debate about Why Snowden matters, Free Speech Week, organized by the School of Communication and Information, aims to demonstrate and celebrate the essence of freedom of speech and expression. <\/p>\n
Free Speech Week began yesterday and runs through Oct. 24. <\/p>\n
The week began with a documentary about James Dalton Trumbo, a writer, actor and director who invoked the First Amendment. <\/p>\n
Trumbo was one of several people castigated and thrown in jail for practicing free speech rights, Miller said. <\/p>\n
Brian Householder, director of Undergraduate Studies in Communication said the SC&I partnered with freespeech.org, a non-profit organization that aims to promote freedom of speech. <\/p>\n
We have the freedom to choose how to do the Free Speech Week, he said. Freespeech.org just promotes the idea. [The organization] gets people doing the thinking about the freedom of expression. <\/p>\n
Today, a panel of SC&I faculty members will hold a discussion about the relationship between freedom of speech and academic freedom, Householder said. Tomorrow night will feature a debate by the Rutgers University Debate Union to discuss whether the U.S. House of Representatives should pardon Edward Snowden for the National Security Agency leaks. <\/p>\n
Edward Snowden leaked classified documents in May about the NSA spying on U.S. citizens. <\/p>\n
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