November 3, 2016 – NBC 6 by Tony Pipitone and Sandra Esquivel It’s a right guaranteed in our Constitution – the right to give public officials a piece of your mind. But some public boards in the Sunshine State are limiting your right to freely criticize them and their employees. Teacher Thais Alvarez say it’s […]
Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine Sued for Blocking Critics on Social Media
October 10, 2016 – Miami New Times by Brittany Shammas When Grant Stern sent a critical tweet at Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine over the summer, the politician quickly blocked the local activist. So Stern took his comments to the mayor’s official Facebook page and was swiftly blocked there too. Soon, he says, he heard […]
Four-year jail term for newspaper editor who investigated corruption
3/17/16 – Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the four-year jail sentence that a court in the southeastern state of Bolívar has imposed on David Natera Febres, the editor of the independent Correo del Caroní newspaper, in connection with its coverage of alleged corruption involving a state-owned company. In RSF’s view, this iniquitous […]
