Linguistics professors and other academic experts discussed the political misuse of language and the current state of public discourse in a March 14 event.   The event, hosted by Georgetown...

The Free Speech Project and the Future of the Humanities Project co-hosted a virtual panel discussion about the international refugee crisis on Jan 24.  The event was part of the two organizations’...

The Georgetown University film and media studies program and the Free Speech Project — an independent, nonpartisan initiative focusing on free speech in the United States — hosted a March 14 panel...

Faculty and students organized a virtual panel with journalism experts from across the nation to discuss the evolving role of the media in strengthening democratic institutions and upholding traditional...

The increased spread of misinformation on social media is a threat to democracy, experts said at a Nov. 15 event.  At the online event, titled “Truth and the Rise of Popular Lies,” political...

CW: This article discusses human trafficking. Please refer to the end of the article for on and off-campus resources. Human trafficking is fundamentally modern slavery and deserves greater public awareness,...

Sanctioning lies infringes upon U.S. citizens’ right to free speech, journalist and legal scholar Garrett Epps said at an event Wednesday. The event, titled “The Right to Lie,” was hosted by...

Freedom of expression is a universal aspiration among people, but journalists and policymakers must be cognizant of diverse cultural and political circumstances when promoting free speech abroad, panelists...

The U.S. federal government will inevitably regulate social media companies, but the extent of this regulation is still up for debate, technology journalists, lawyers and a Facebook representative said...

Fostering connections between incarcerated people and the outside world must be a key feature of criminal justice reform, panelists agreed at a discussion on the free speech rights of incarcerated Americans...

At a time when the press’s relationship with the executive branch is increasingly strained, protecting the First Amendment rights of both journalists and whistleblowers —those who leak information...

The line is blurred between free speech and speech that is harmful or violent enough to be curtailed, according to four experts at a Georgetown University Free Speech Project panel Monday. Speaking...