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Brian J. Steffen

Brian J. Steffen

Making Sense of Media and Higher Education since 1989.

You Can Have All The Guns You Want, Or You Can Have a Democracy. You Can’t Have Both.

Although I support strict gun control and am frequently called out as a naive lib’rul because of it, I do…

Speaking of Simpson Podcast 9: Career Development

Just uploaded at SoundCloud: Speaking of Simpson podcast No. 9: Career Development. Getting the job — that’s what more college…

Hugo Black Died 46 Years Ago. Now He’s Having a Moment Thanks to ‘The Post’

Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ opens nationwide on Friday. Every American should see it. Many won’t, and for political reasons. Conservatives…

The Right Says It’s Fighting For Campus Free Speech. It Wants No Such Thing.

The biggest First Amendment story of 2017 may well have been the battles over freedom of speech on college campuses.…

Until Thursday, Trump’s War on Press Freedom Was Just Talk. Now It’s Real.

That Donald Trump is no friend of a free press is hardly news. Until now, though, his rhetoric has mainly…

Regaining Public Trust in Media in the Age of Trump

The other course I’m teaching this spring is Media Law & Ethics, which we’ve hashtagged as #MediaLawEthics for Twitter purposes.…

Speaking of Simpson: Religious Life Community

The latest edition of ‘Speaking of Simpson’ podcast is now up at SoundCloud, and our conversation point this week is…

Welcome to #MobileSocial in 2018

Christmas is in the rear-view mirror, New Year is around the corner, and the new Spring 2018 term is about…

On Campus Episode 2: Speech, Debate & Mock Trial at Simpson College

Just finished production on the second episode of my On Campus podcasting series, highlighting programs and events at Simpson College.…

On Campus: Simpson College Opera

 

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  • None of 42 colleges requiring student vaccinations this fall is a public. Most are elite institutions that can affo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
  • Please to be moderating this panel in 10 minutes as part of #FirstAmendmentDays. twitter.com/ACLUiowa/statu… 6 days ago
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