Podcast appearances and mentions of frank lomonte

For decades many federal agencies have been prohibiting reporters from talking to anyone without first requesting access through a public information officer (PIO). And over those years, these “PIO chokepoints” have gotten tighter and tighter, including oversight on conversations and demands for questions ahead of any interview.  Reporters today are often not allowed to speak to anyone, even after acquiescing to censorship and controls. First Amendment attorney and head of the Brechner Center, Frank LoMonte, wrote in a 2019 article: “Although the practice of gagging public employees from giving unapproved interviews is pervasive across all levels of government, decades' worth of First Amendment caselaw demonstrates that blanket restrictions on speaking to the media are legally unenforceable.”   In July, twenty-five journalism organizations, including the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) ,  called on the Biden administration to end these prohibitions and allow reporters to interview government sources without oversight. In this 104th episode of “E&P Reports,” publisher Mike Blinder speaks with SPJ immediate past president and opinion editor at the San Diego News and Tribune, Matt Hall along with Chair of the SEJ and an editor at the Chesapeake Bay Journal, Tim Wheeler about how their two organizations (along with others) are working towards helping the industry

Republican states are passing bans on teaching critical race theory.  Will those bans past constitutional muster?  That depends on who's bringing the suit.  We'll talk with journalism professor Frank LoMonte. In 2021, the states of Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Iowa, New Hampshire and Arizona have passed legislation banning public schools from teaching concepts of institutional […] The post Critical Race Theory Goes to Court appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Sports have long been an arena where civil rights and civil liberties questions have taken center stage: Track and field star Tommie Smith raised his fist for racial justice on the 1968 Olympic podium. Tennis great Billie Jean King fought for equal pay for women. And, Olympic runner Caster Semana challenged intersex bigotry to be able to compete. But one group of athletes has often kept quiet during social movements: college athletes -- largely because the institutions they play for silence them. At a time when racial justice conversations have ignited across the country, we’re taking a look at how universities silence their athletes and the barriers to holding those universities accountable. Joining us to talk about college athletes and free speech is Frank LoMonte, First Amendment lawyer and director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida and Toren Young, former football player at the University of Iowa.

Frank LoMonte, director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida, joins producer Michael O'Connell to take a look at the role public records play in advancing public policy and why this is an "opportune" moment for the general population to support journalists' fight for transparency.  It’s All Journalism is a weekly podcast about digital journalism. Find out all the latest news about our podcast by signing up for our weekly email newsletter.

"Show your work": A Conversation with Frank LoMonte In this installment, JNP sits down with Frank LoMonte to talk about the importance of student media, the value of journalism education, and the need for transparency and the free flow of information. Frank LoMonte is the Director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director of the Student Press Law Center in Washington, D.C. Can you embed these links in the text of the names in the body of the text? Brechner Center for Freedom of Information: http://brechner.org/ Student Press Law Center: http://www.splc.org/

In late 1965, a 13-year-old student named Mary Beth Tinker wore a black armband to Warren Harding Junior High School in Des Moines, Iowa, to support a truce in the Vietnam war. The school suspended Mary Beth Tinker for violating a a policy the district had enacted to forbid just such protests. Through her parents, Mary sued the school. Tinker v. Des Moines made its way to the Supreme Court. The Court held that the school violated the students’ First Amendment rights by prohibiting armbands without sufficient evidence that they substantially disrupted the regular operation of the school. But in the years since this landmark case, the Supreme Court has sided more and more with a school’s right to restrict or punish speech. Host Ken White dives into the Tinker v. Des Moines case and how it has impacted freedom of speech for students on campuses today. While Mary Beth Tinker’s rights were upheld, many plaintiffs in First Amendment cases today have faced less sympathetic courts. Ken and his guests discuss the cultural and historic factors that have led to that retreat. The episode features the thoughts and perspective of Mary Beth Tinker herself, who remains an activist for student free speech. Ken also interviews Frank LoMonte, a professor of journalism and the recent head of the Student Press Law Center, an advocacy group that helps protect the rights of high school and college journalists.

CENSORSHIP IN SCHOOLS WITH THE STUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER First time guest Frank LoMonte of of SPLC...a non-profit legal services organization protecting the rights of student journalists K-20. Presented by GIHON RIVER PRESS 

Frank LoMonte, executive director for the Student Press Law Center, explains that while younger journalists, in high school and college, predominantly, are being tasked with reporting on real-world events, theyre doing so without a safety net.

We finish up our fascinating discussion with Frank LoMonte of the Student Press Law Center. After finishing our tour of the major Supreme Court decisions affecting student speech - including the notorious "Bong Hits for Jesus" case - we finally get to Facebook and other social media, the new frontier of student speech cases. Join us!

Can your teacher punish you for what you post on Facebook? Even if you do it at home? On a weekend? During summer vacation? We talk to Frank LoMonte of the Student Press Law Center, who will take us through the major Supreme Court cases governing public school speech, cases which don't necessarily bode well for student rights. But before we start our discussion with Frank Lomonte, we also speak briefly with Michael Perry about his February 4, 2013 presentation on human rights for the Buechner Institute of King College in Bristol, Virginia.

Frank LoMonte, executive director, Student Press Law Center speaks at the 25 year Retrospective on Hazelwood and Student First Amendment Rights. 11-09-2012