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COMMENTARY | From the Pentagon Papers to Paine: A History of Leaks, Journalism, and National Security

Jun 09, 2025 at 04:23 pm by WGNS

This month marks the anniversary of one of the most pivotal moments in American journalism—the release of the Pentagon Papers. It reignited a centuries-old debate about.... Read More

Masked Protests and First Amendment Rights – The Chickenman Case in Smyrna

Dec 16, 2024 at 05:28 pm by WGNS Radio News

Commentary: The enduring legacy of "Chickenman," a character originally from a 1960s pseudo radio drama, and how that character now has ties to Smyrna, Tennessee - - where a p.... Read More

Commentary: Free Speech Under Threat: The Importance of Exercising Our Rights

Jul 16, 2024 at 07:15 am by WGNS News

COMMENTARY: On July 14, 1798, the Sedition Act was passed, making it illegal to publish negative content about the government, despite the First Amendment guaranteeing free.... Read More

Transgender Youth Medical Ban in Tennessee Faces Supreme Court Scrutiny

Jun 24, 2024 at 02:03 pm by WGNS News

The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear a case against a 2023 Tennessee law that bans certain medical care for transgender youth. The case was brough.... Read More

First Amendment Theory and Practice, Prostitution and Backpage – MTSU Professor Larry Burriss has More

Aug 07, 2023 at 02:29 pm by WGNS News

First Amendment theory and practice, prostitution and Backpage, with more, here is MTSU Professor Larry Burriss... Commentary – Verbatim: Last week James Larkin,.... Read More

MTSU PR students earn 2 Parthenon Awards for promoting 1st Amendment freedoms

Oct 02, 2020 at 09:13 am by WGNS

A team of nine MTSU students and alumni is celebrating two 2020 Parthenon Awards earned for a “shoestring budget” public relations campaign last fall to educate th.... Read More

MTSU Launches "1 For All Campaign for the First Amendment"

Jun 25, 2020 at 05:30 pm by Bart

(MURFREESBORO) The 1 for All Campaign for the First Amendment will be launched from the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.... Read More