BONUS EPISODE: Free Speech Today

Free speech is under attack in the United States today, just as it was during the Vietnam War. As a companion to Episode 5, which looked at GI newspapers and coffeehouses of the Vietnam-era, we are delving into the ways that free speech is being stifled in the era of campus protests over the war in Gaza.  We interviewed former UT Dallas newspaper editor-in-chief Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez about how the school shut down his university paper after it reported on a police sweep of student protesters. Additionally, Professor Sean O’Rourke discusses the free speech rights of journalists and Americans today, as well as the importance of protest. 

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