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First Amendment

JACOB SCHLES

How MassArt’s Divestment Organizing ‘Met An Edge’

Efforts to enforce a late 2024 divestment policy stalled, leading to a fateful two minutes when a student protest entered a building

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JACOB SCHLES October 16, 2025
Protestor holding sign saying "I was totally paid to throw Molotovs" next to the words "This is not real."
JASON PRAMAS

When Big Protests Come To Massachusetts, How Can Journalists Compete With AI Disinformation?

I don’t know. And, as a journalist, I don’t like that I don’t know.

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JASON PRAMAS June 12, 2025
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MADISON LUCCHESI

Emerson Students, Staff, And Faculty Face Restrictive New Policies Born From Gaza Protests

The Emerson College administration put rules in place in response to last year’s campus unrest that some community members say violate their First Amendment rights

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MADISON LUCCHESI January 23, 2025
Collage by Jason Pramas. Description: Pen in fist, symbol of the free press, over a map of the US colored in orange--the color associated with incoming President Donald Trump.
JASON PRAMAS

Editorial: Trump Will Make Independent Journalism Even Harder to Produce

But with your support, BINJ can push through the next four years intact and stronger than ever

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JASON PRAMAS November 14, 2024
MAYA SHAFFER

THE SEVEN YEARS WAR

Boston police used their fusion center to surveil my journalistic actions. It took nearly seven years for BPD to hold itself somewhat accountable, and only after they used my information in a Department of Homeland Security conference presentation. The department violated transparency laws and their own policies to hide their

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MAYA SHAFFER July 13, 2023
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