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Chapter 7

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  • The Newseum in Washington D.C. showcases the journey of the press and its First Amendment protections. Even if you can’t visit in person, you can peruse the online exhibits.
  • Where better to explore the First Amendment than the First Amendment Center
  • Even music has First Amendment implications. “Freedom Sings” is a program of the First Amendment Center. Here’s a sample of the program.
  • Explore allegations of espionage with PBS.
  • Daniel Ellsberg is the man behind the Pentagon Papers. Read his biography.
  • See a documentary called “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” by New Day Films. Read about it.
  • Lee Bollinger, The Tolerant Society: Free Speech and Extremist Speech In America, New York: Oxford University Press, 1986.
  • Anthony Lewis, Make No Law, New York: Random House, 1991.
  • Kent R. Middleton and William Lee. The Law of Public Communication, 8th ed. New York: Longman, 2011.
  • Don R. Pember and Clay Calvert, Mass Media Law, 16th ed. Dubuque, Iowa: McGraw-Hill, 2009-2010.
  • www.firstamendmentcenter.org
    Significant historical events, court cases, and ideas that have shaped our current system of constitutional First Amendment jurisprudence, presented by the Freedom Forum. Also stories, commentaries and roundups of First Amendment disputes.
  • www.rcfp.org
    The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press maintains online “publications and topical guides on First Amendment and Freedom of Information issues.” Current stories, plus archives and much more.