censorship

(Airs 02/20/26 @ 3 p.m. & 02/22/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Barbara talk about whether and how A-I should be used in journalism, what happened with Stephen Colbert, and much more.

The Freedom to Read Act is a bill that would ensure librarians across New York state can cultivate inclusive, diverse book collections as a way to fight censorship within schools. Education advocates hosted a read-in at the State Capitol urging New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the bill as the end of the year approaches.

(Airs 09/19/25 @ 3 p.m. & 09/21/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and current Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Barbara, Ira and David talk about ABC suspending the Jimmy Kimmel show along with more attacks on the media, what happened to the WAMC sports report, and much more.

Dr. Lucas Morel, head of the politics department at Washington & Lee University, joined the Academic Freedom Alliance when it was founded in March 2021.

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The fallout after Michelle Wolf’s roast at the 2018 White House Correspondent’s Dinner, Samantha Bee’s forced apology after calling Ivanka Trump a name I…

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For over a generation, shocking cases of censorship at America’s colleges and universities have taught students the wrong lessons about living in a free…