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Artists want complete control over their public exhibitions but governments say it’s not that simple
If things had gone as originally planned, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum would be launching its fall exhibition Friday. But officials postponed the show six weeks before the opening over concern that a painting by activist-artist Shepard Fairey could be seen as "disparaging toward some City of Mesa employees."
Vote for caring candidates for Scottsdale governing board, avoid those mailing false, slanderous postcards
This letter is to inform Scottsdale Unified School District residents of a group or individuals who are mailing false and slanderous postcards to voters.
Parents of K-12 students need to be aware of dangerous school board candidates
For a majority of the million-plus K-12 children in Arizona, public education is the backbone for their future. It is a travesty that several groups are doing everything in their power to control the thought processes of the younger generation.
Censorship silenced me
Now that thought control is federal policy, I’m not alone. A White House press secretary admits her administration identifies “problematic posts” for Facebook to censor. This bone-chilling confession of government shackling speech mirrors the surgeon general’s call to purge online posts he deems inaccurate.
Secular Coalition’s censorious sledgehammer smashes free speech
It doesn’t take a great deal of sophistication, expertise, or vision to destroy somebody else’s work. Like a sledgehammer on demolition day, it doesn’t take much to damage the reputation of a company, group, or public figure. Often a false accusation will do the job, especially in this social-media age.
Ducey explains student journalist veto
It was Yee's personal experience as a student journalist in 1991 at Greenway High School in Phoenix, having her stories and cartoons quashed by administrators that first sparked her interest.
Lawmakers argue student journalists get no special protections
Legislation designed to protect student journalists from censorship has hit a roadblock Thursday amid criticism from some lawmakers that they're not entitled to those protections.
Prisoner rights magazine files suit over alleged censorship
A monthly magazine dedicated to prisoner rights is suing the Arizona Department of Corrections, claiming it has an overly broad censorship policy and illegally censored four editions of the publication in 2014.
