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News organizations covering the fury over the deaths of more than 200 Black people at the hands of police in 2020 and COVID-19’s brutal...

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. Email him at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org and follow him on Twitter...

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached atgpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow...

Gene Policinski Inside the First Amendment Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum.org. Follow him on Twitter:...

The 2020 election is no laughing matter — except that it is, in the great American tradition of humor and satire that...

Greeting card aisles are especially busy this time of year, filled with shoppers sending warmth and well wishes to loved ones. More and more occasions...

The New England First Amendment Coalition recently launched a new mentorship program for journalists working in the region. The program — NEFAC Mentors — helps reporters, editors and producers...

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow...

So, you think the already harsh language in this year’s presidential campaign is the worst ever?  Probably not —...

As plainly and clearly as one can say or write this: Journalism and journalists are not "enemies of the people." A free press brings us the...