Kayla's Ideas on Law, Ethics, & Diversity

 Since the Freedom of Speech was established in 1791, speech has transformed and continues to evolve on a daily basis as technology and media expand. Some examples of speech are movies and tv, written works, clothing, video games, and online posts. The idea behind Freedom of speech allows people to express and share any information they discover. Although this idea supports our rights to freely address topics, it does make it another gateway for topics to be shown that are prohibited subjects to governmental regulations. For this reason, speech topics are separated into areas of speech that are either unprotected or protected, depending on the content. For example, a case in 1982 called New York v. Ferber is considered unprotected speech. Unprotected speech involves obscenity, defamation, fraud, incitement, speech integral to criminal conduct,  fighting words, true threats, and child pornography. In this case , Oyez addresses a New York child pornography law that forbids ...

We are all aware that Freedom of the Press was established to ensure that we as individuals have a voice in this world. Not only was this idea set to give us a sense of freedom, but it was set for an important reason. Freedom of the Press allows for radio, television, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and all kinds of social media to publicly publish information without getting in trouble with the government's rules. This means an average person with thought and personal perspectives can share facts on events or share opinions and new ideas on subjects that are controversial. Freedom of the Press is especially important to American citizens since the modern world is deeply connected by media and the interactions people make with others on these social platforms. As a Media and Entertainment major who enjoys social media platforms and is always curious about what other people find controversial, the wildly popular app known as TikTok has led me to more discoveries than any other ...