Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Freedom of Speech Organization


Your assignment is to develop an organization that promotes freedom of speech. In Monday's class we researched organizations that promoted freedom of speech like Reporters without Borders, CPJ, and Freedom House. Your goal is to design an organization that is unique and potentially effective. Your final product will be a webpage or brochure with the following details:
  • Who you are (i.e. a community group, a group of journalists, lawyers, an international group)
  • What you believe, which should include a statement that you believe in freedom of speech and why. Plus, include any other beliefs, such as against consolidation of media companies or opposed to imprisoning journalists
  • What you do. Here's your opportunity to show your creative side and your critical thinking. Think about a specific problem like Quebecor or the murder of journalists in Afghanistan and develop some unique solutions to the problem. Try to think of a few different projects that your organization can do, not just one.
Within your webpage or brochure I would like to see an understanding of what freedom of the press means and why it's important. Your webpage or brochure should be able to convince regular people that what you do and why you do it is important.
P.S. We "lobby" the government.

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