Intellectual Freedom News 4/30/2021
Highlights
Censorship
- Culture struggle over equity and race rages in Rockwood School District | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Senate passes bill banning teaching of critical race theory in Idaho schools | Idaho News
- Battle Over School Reading Lists Continues in Suburban Austin | Book & Film Globe
- Removal of Seuss books not done lightly, library says | tbnewswatch.com
Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Court Chides F.B.I., but Re-Approves Warrantless Surveillance Program | The New York Times
- Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42 | The New York Times
- Coalition of groups calls for end to facial recognition program used to identify protester at Lafayette Square | The Washington Post
More privacy news is available at the Voices for Privacy blog.
First Amendment, Free Speech, & Civil Liberties
- A cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on student speech | The Washington Post
- Justices Question Whether Student’s Snapchat Rant Caused a Substantial Disruption | First Amendment Watch
- ‘Frightened To Death’: Cheerleader Speech Case Gives Supreme Court Pause | NPR
- Mary Beth Tinker on Her Landmark Student Speech Victory Central in New SCOTUS Case — And Why Today’s Youth Activism is as Vital as Ever | The 74
- You have the right to film police. Here’s how to do it effectively — and safely. | Washington Post
- Community members, students march in Black Children Matter rally | Pipe Dream
- Some say [Nebraska] anti-doxing bill could violate free speech, lawmaker says that’s not the intent | KFOR
- Amish families suing Adams Co. over First Amendment rights after being ‘forced’ to hook up to sewer | Wane.com
- Legal Fight Brews Over Ban on Medical Care for Transgender Kids [in Arkansas] | Bloomberg Law
- ACLU sues to challenge Iowa denial of transgender surgery | We Are Iowa
- South Florida deputies told not to enforce ‘anti-riot’ law | WTSP
- ACLU: Detroit Border Patrol racially profiles people of color | Traverse City Record-Eagle
- Malcolm X, Military Academies, and Trump’s (Defunct) EO | Intellectual Freedom Blog
Access
Academic Freedom & Campus Speech
- This Trustee Was Censured by His Board. Now the Supreme Court Will Weigh In. | The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Crowd rallies at NDSU to condemn legislation that would penalize universities with ties to abortion providers | Inforum
- [Idaho] State Board of Education Plays Ball With Lawmakers, Will Review Policies Around Academic Freedom | NPR
- “So That Teachers May Freely Teach and Students May Freely Learn”: Safeguarding the Future of Academic Freedom with Henry Reichman | Intellectual Freedom Blog
Social Media
- On Social Media, American-Style Free Speech Is Dead | WIRED
- Social media censorship bill passes in Florida Senate | WFLA
- To Fight Social Media Disinformation, Look to the Algorithms | Government Technology
- A permanent Trump ban has grave implications for global free expression | The Hill
Copyright
- Celebrity choreographer JaQuel Knight creates company to copyright dances | The Grio
- Copyright Infringement Showdown: The Fair Use Doctrine | JDSupra
Journalism & Media
- A New York Post story about Kamala Harris triggered conservative outrage. Almost all of it was wrong. Now the reporter has resigned. | The Washington Post
- Maine Bill Would Mandate News Coverage | The Center Square
- Why were Minnesota police photographing journalists? | Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Reporters Without Borders combats censorship with gaming | Doyle Dane Bernbach
- Lawmaker using a homophobic slur to deride the press is condemned & dropped from committees | LGBTQ Nation
Information Literacy & Disinformation
- Religious Leaders Had To Fight Disinformation To Get Their Communities Vaccinated | NPR
- To defend democracy, we must protect truth online | The Hill
- Perspective: QAnon, the Spread of Disinformation, and Conspiracy-Based Radicalization | Homeland Security Today
International News
- ‘Ghostwriter’ Disinformation Campaign Targets NATO Allies | Bank Info Security
- EU adopts controversial law forcing one-hour takedowns of terrorist content | The Verge
- Twitter censored tweets critical of India’s handling of the pandemic at its government’s request | The Verge
- China Censors Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win, but Fans Find Ways to Rejoice | The New York Times
- Russia: Police target peaceful protesters identified using facial recognition technology | Amnesty International
- ‘Out of Control’ Cape Town Fire Destroys Historic University Library, Students Evacuated | Daily Beast
Around the Web
- New from ALSC: Intellectual Freedom Programming Toolkit | Intellectual Freedom Blog
- IFRT Member Spotlight – Molly Dettmann | Intellectual Freedom Blog
- How public libraries are part of the solution to food insecurity | Shareable
- Norton Takes Philip Roth Biography Out of Print | The New York Times
- Publisher pulls Philip Roth bio, cuts ties with author | Associated Press
- ‘There Is a Tension There’: Publishers Draw Fire for Signing Trump Officials | The New York Times
- 9 of the Most Controversial Books Published in English | Book Riot
- ‘It took 50 years to sell it’: Judy Blume on her most famous book becoming a film | The Age
- LeVar Burton Defends Dr. Seuss, Rejects Idea of ‘Cancel Culture’ to Meghan McCain on The View: ‘We Have a Consequence Culture’ | Mediaite
ALA News
- The ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (Virtual) Program Scheduler is now open
- Proposals for the 2021 Core Forum are Now Being Accepted
- Academic librarians open up about openness and other challenging issues at ACRL 2021 Virtual Conference
- PLA, public libraries and Microsoft Corp. extend upskilling efforts for in-demand jobs
- Accepting Employers for Job Fair at ALA 2021 Annual Conference Virtual Event
ALA Publishing
Awards and Grants
- Barbara Stripling Wins Scholastic Library Publishing Award
- Oklahoma School Librarians awarded AASL ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant
- Elizabeth Molina named 2021 YALSA Board Fellow
- Megan Camero named YALSA Member Manager for Teen Programming HQ database
- Plano Public Library wins 2021 ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award
- Dr. Marcia Rapchak receives Beta Phi Mu Award
- Janet Eldred receives the 2021 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity
- Maria Frederick receives AASL Frances Henne Award
- “Empowering A Diverse Community of Learners Through Biographies” receives AASL Roald Dahl’s Miss Honey Social Justice Award
- 2021 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Recipients Announced
- Dr. April Grace receives AASL Distinguished School Administrator Award
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