In a shocking move, the official page dedicated to Free Speech Week promoted an event devoted to a new and pernicious type of censorship: media literacy.
Free Speech Week was founded in 2005 by The Media Institute and the National Association of Broadcasters “to raise public awareness of the importance of free speech in our democracy – and to celebrate that freedom.” However, Free Speech Week’s official X account reposted an event at the University of Wisconsin La-Crosse dedicated to “Media Literacy.”
Free Speech Week reposted Wisconsin Watch Board Member Richard Brown’s post on X: “Had an amazing time at #FreeSpeechWeek at @UWLaCrosse discussing the importance of #MediaLiteracy! Grateful to the Center for Transformative Justice and the Joint Committee on Civil Discourse for hosting. Special thanks to Ashley Nowak, Caleb Colon-Rivera,…
