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Media Tip Sheet: Media, Social Media and the First Amendment

Last week, ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show “indefinitely” off the air, reportedly after political pressure from the FCC, according to New York Times.

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Media Tip Sheet: Will You Be Able to Get a Covid Shot This Fall?

Getting an updated Covid shot this fall may be harder than expected.

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Media Tip Sheet: Ben Leaves Ben & Jerry’s

Ben & Jerry’s and parent company Unilever remain in a legal and public dispute over the brand’s stance on controversial social issues.

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Media Tip Sheet: H-1B Visas and U.S.-India Relations

Last Friday U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation requiring companies to pay a $100,00 fee to obtain H-1B worker visas. The fee is part of Trump’s crackdown on immigration, but is likely...

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Media Tip Sheet: The Impact of Airbnb on the Galapagos

Tensions over Airbnb have reached the Galapagos, where locals blame the surge in short-term rentals for drawing thousands of visitors to the islands.

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Statement on Instagram Posts

The university is issuing a legal letter demanding that the group cease and desist using the university’s name and will seek further remedies as appropriate if this group does not comply.

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Women’s Health: Key Threats Identified by UN Report

According to a recent UN report an estimated 351 million women and girls will face extreme poverty within 5 years, if nothing is done. The report says women’s health advances have been hindered by...

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Media Tip Sheet: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to increase pediatric cancer awareness, support families facing childhood cancer and inspire funding for research, prevention, diagnosis,...

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Media Tip Sheet: Air Safety and Increases in Toxic Cabin Fumes

Reports of “fume events,” when toxic fumes from a jet engine leak into the cockpit or cabin, have been increasing in recent years.